Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
other · whale · Published 2009-01-30 · Effective 2009-02-02 · 74 FR 5621
Document
Document number
E9-2018
Federal Register citation
74 FR 5621
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2009-01-30
Effective date
2009-02-02
NOAA docket
Docket No. 090115024-9027-01
Abstract
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen for 15 days in an area totaling approximately 1,725 nm\2\ (5,917 km\2\) east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of North Atlantic right whales (right whales).