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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 072894C]

 

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Availability of draft stock assessment and Potential Biological 
Removal (PBR) workshop reports; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Amendments of 1994 
(Amendments) require NMFS and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to 
prepare for public comment by August 1, 1994, draft stock assessments 
for all marine mammal stocks that occur in waters under the 
jurisdiction of the United States. NMFS convened a workshop to develop 
an initial approach for promoting a consistent national interpretation 
of parameters used in draft stock assessment reports. In addition to 
seeking comments on the draft stock assessment reports, NMFS requests 
comments and guidance on the preliminary methodologies proposed in the 
Potential Biological Removal (PBR) workshop report.

DATES: Comments on the draft stock assessment reports and the report of 
the PBR workshop must be received by November 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Patricia Montanio, Chief, Marine Mammal 
Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226. Copies 
of the draft stock assessments and Report of the PBR Workshop are 
available from one of the contacts below.
     NMFS has established a bulletin board for electronic retrieval of 
stock assessment reports. The reports are stored as 
Wordperfect 5.1 files and may be downloaded by a modem link 
to the following telephone number: (703) 218-2595. Within your 
communications software, specify 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop 
bit. Set up as an ANSI terminal and use your appropriate baud rate up 
to 19,200. Instructions to download files are available on screen.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas C. Eagle with the Office of 
Protected Resources at (301) 713-2319. Or, contact James A. Balsiger at 
(206) 526-4000, Alaska Fisheries Science Center (F/AKC), National 
Marine Fisheries Service, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E. BIN 15700, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070 regarding Alaska regional stock assessments; Irma 
Lagomarsino at (310) 980-4020, Southwest Regional Office (F/SWO3), 
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long 
Beach, CA 90802-4213, regarding Pacific regional stock assessments; or 
Robert A. Blaylock at (305) 361-5761, Southeast Fisheries Science 
Center (F/SEC4), National Marine Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia Beach 
Drive, Miami, FL 33149-1003, or Gordon Waring at (508) 548-5123, 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 
02543-1097 for Atlantic regional stock assessments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Draft Stock Assessment Reports

    On April 30, 1994 the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 
1994 were enacted into law (P.L. 103-238). Under the new section 117 of 
the MMPA, NMFS and FWS are required to prepare, and periodically 
revise, stock assessments for marine mammal stocks that occur in waters 
under the jurisdiction of the United States. Drafts of these stock 
assessments were to be completed by August 1, 1994, for public review 
and comment.
    In addition, NMFS was required to establish, by June 30, 1994, 
three regional, independent, Scientific Review Groups representing 
Alaska, the Pacific Coast (including Hawaii) and the Atlantic Coast 
(including the Gulf of Mexico). The Scientific Review Groups are to 
advise NMFS on marine mammal population dynamics and quantitative 
methodologies (such as those required for assessing stocks), research 
priorities, impacts of habitat degradation, and any other issue NMFS or 
the groups consider appropriate for pursuing the goals of the MMPA.
    On June 30, 1994, NMFS established the three Scientific Review 
Groups. Each consists of ten to eleven individuals with a range of 
expertise in marine mammal biology and ecology, population dynamics and 
modeling, and commercial fishing technology and practices, and 
represents, to the extent feasible, a balance of viewpoints.
    The draft stock assessment reports have been divided into three 
regions, Alaska, Pacific and Atlantic, to correspond with the 
appropriate Scientific Review Group. As specified by the Amendments 
each report must, based on the best scientific information available:
    (1) Describe the geographic range of the affected stock, including 
any seasonal or temporal variations in such range;
    (2) Provide minimum population estimates, current and maximum net 
productivity rates, and the current population trend, including a 
description of the information upon which these are based;
    (3) Estimate human-caused mortality and serious injury of the stock 
by source and, for strategic stocks, other factors that may be impeding 
recovery of the stock or causing a decline, including effects on marine 
habitat and prey;
    (4) Contain a description of the commercial fisheries that interact 
with the stock including:
    (A) The approximate number of vessels participating in each such 
fishery;
    (B) The estimated annual level of incidental mortality and serious 
injury of the stock by each such fishery;
    (C) Any seasonal or area differences in such incidental mortality 
or serious injury; and
    (D) The rate, based on the appropriate standard unit of fishing 
effort, of such incidental mortality and serious injury, and an 
analysis stating whether such level is insignificant and approaching a 
zero mortality and serious injury rate.
    (5) Categorize the status of the stock as one that either:
    (A) Has a level of human-caused mortality and serious injury that 
is not likely to cause the stock to be reduced below its optimum 
sustainable population (OSP); or
    (B) Is a strategic stock, with a description of the reasons 
therefore.
    (6) Estimate the PBR level for the stock (e.g., the number of 
animals that may be removed from the stock while allowing the stock to 
reach or maintain its OSP and a description of the information used to 
calculate PBR, including the recovery factor.
    Congress defined strategic stocks as those for which:
    (1) The level of direct, human-caused mortality exceeds the level 
of PBR;
    (2) Based on the best available scientific information, are 
declining and are stocks likely to be listed as threatened under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in the 
foreseeable future; or
    (3) Are listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA or 
designated as depleted under the MMPA.
    The Amendments require NMFS to provide, through a notice of 
availability, a summary of each draft stock assessment report and a 
list of sources of information or published documentation on which each 
draft assessment is based. To satisfy this requirement and minimize 
unnecessary duplication, a table that summarizes draft stock assessment 
reports appears at the end of this document, listing each stock, its 
regional designation, geographical range, minimum abundance estimate, 
PBR, estimated human-caused mortality, and whether or not the stock 
would be regarded as strategic or nonstrategic.
    To maximize the opportunity for full consultation with the 
Scientific Review Groups, Alaskan native organizations and the public, 
NMFS is pursuing parallel tracks of review. In addition to the comment 
period initiated by this notice, NMFS began consultation with the 
Scientific Review Groups by forwarding draft stock assessment reports 
to the appropriate Scientific Review Groups on July 20, 1994, for their 
review and comment. NMFS recognizes the need for full and equal 
participation by Alaskan natives in the decisions that affect the 
management of marine mammals upon which much of the native culture 
depends; therefore, NMFS is seeking direct input from Alaska natives, 
particularly with regard to stocks taken for subsistence.
    At the close of the public comment period, NMFS intends to continue 
consultation with the Scientific Review Groups by forwarding the public 
comments for each draft stock assessment to the appropriate Scientific 
Review Group for consideration in framing its recommendations to NMFS.

PBR Workshop

    Recognizing the need to provide consistent parameters in 
calculating stock assessments and meet the August 1 deadline, NMFS 
convened a workshop, composed of NMFS and FWS scientists, to develop an 
initial approach for promoting consistent national interpretation of 
parameters to be used in draft stock assessment reports, including the 
calculation of PBR. PBR is defined in the Amendments as ``the maximum 
number of animals, not including natural mortalities, that may be 
removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing that stock to reach 
or maintain its optimum sustainable population''. PBR is calculated as 
the product of three elements: The minimum population estimate 
(NMIN); half the maximum net productivity rate (0.5RMAX); and 
a recovery factor (FR) that ranges from 0.1 to 1.0, (NMIN  x  
0.5RMAX  x  FR).
    The NMFS convened the workshop to agree on an initial approach for 
calculating PBR, defining stock structure, and analyzing whether 
fishery-related incidental mortality and serious injury have reached 
insignificant levels approaching zero mortality and serious injury 
rates for use in preparing draft stock assessment reports. It was the 
workshop participants' principal objective to identify quantitative 
criteria for defining input values that could serve as a nationwide 
standard for calculating PBR.
    Advantages of the PBR approach include that it was not based on any 
particular population model, it allows conservative management to 
proceed when lacking detailed information, it provides an incentive to 
improve information on stock size (e. g., to increase precision by 
lowering coefficients of variation, CV), it is based on readily 
measurable quantities, and it focuses on achievable goals.
    The workshop participants concluded that the three PBR parameters 
must be evaluated together, rather than independently, in the context 
of meeting the goals of the MMPA. In this regard, they concluded that 
FR should serve to weight the PBR so as to take into account 
uncertainty in estimates of NMIN, and serve as a ``safety factor'' 
that would allow the taking of individuals from stocks below OSP while 
continuing to promote their recovery and that would provide a safety 
margin to account for unknown bias in stock status information (e.g., 
estimation of abundance, productivity, mortality) for stocks of unknown 
status or trends.
    Values of 0.5 (pinnipeds) and 0.65 (cetaceans) were adopted as 
starting points for calculating initial PBR for stocks of unknown 
status, and participants noted that values of FR could be 
``tuned'' or increased (thereby increasing the PBR) provided reasonable 
assurance in the form of scientific justification is provided to ensure 
that the estimates of abundance, mortality, and RMAX are not 
severely biased, and that the coefficients of variation of the 
abundance and mortality estimates are within accepted ranges.
    NMFS is seeking comments on the methodologies for calculating PBR 
and other parameters that were agreed to by the workshop participants 
and employed in the preparation of the draft stock assessment reports, 
as well as seeking comments on the individual stock assessment reports.
    The workshop was held in LaJolla, CA, June 27-29, 1994. A copy of 
the Report of the PBR Workshop is available (see ADDRESSES).
    In examining the methodologies proposed by workshop participants, 
the following points should be noted by reviewers:
    (1) Estimates of mortality and serious injury incidental to 
commercial fisheries presented in the Fisheries Information section 
often included both NMFS observer and logbook data from the exemption 
program. However, only observer recorded mortalities were used in 
estimating the kill rate, with logbook data provided to 
``qualitatively'' indicate that additional information exists on 
incidental mortality; and
    (2) When a reliable population estimate was not available, the 
resulting PBR was zero. Although this often resulted in a stock being 
classified as ``strategic'', it was noted that due to the lack of a 
reliable abundance estimate, it was not currently possible to predict 
the impact of human-caused mortality on the stock.

Preliminary Comments

    Stock Assessment Reports and copies of the PBR workshop were sent 
to Scientific Review Groups on July 20, 1994, with a request to send 
preliminary comments to NMFS so that these comments could be considered 
before stock assessment reports were released for public review and 
comment. NMFS received several comments on the approach described in 
the PBR workshop, the process for preparing reports, and on individual 
stock assessments. Many of the stock-specific comments have been 
incorporated in the draft stock assessment reports. The general, rather 
than stock-specific, comments are discussed below.

1. Delay Release of Draft Stock Assessment Reports to Satisfy the 
Requirement to Consult Fully With Scientific Review Groups.

    The Amendments direct NMFS and FWS to prepare draft stock 
assessment reports in consultation with Scientific Review Groups by 
August 1, 1994, and to make the reports available for public review and 
comment. The Amendments also included a period of 60 days in order to 
establish Scientific Review Groups, in consultation with many agencies 
and interest groups. Thus, draft assessment reports were due for 
completion approximately 30 days after review groups were established. 
Clearly, in-depth consultation with review groups could not occur 
within a 30-day period.
    Throughout the reauthorization process, interested entities 
reiterated that rapid preparation of stock assessment reports was vital 
to the timely implementation of a permanent regime to replace the 
Interim Exemption for Commercial Fisheries under MMPA section 114. 
Therefore, NMFS believes that the August 1, 1994, deadline for 
preparing draft stock assessment reports was of critical importance. 
Consultation with Scientific Review Groups is also of critical 
importance, and the two concerns are not mutually exclusive. NMFS 
intends to consult closely with Scientific Review Groups and, for 
stocks affected by subsistence harvest, Alaska Native organizations 
throughout the stock assessment process. Such an approach allows NMFS 
to meet the statutory mandates of consultation and the August 1, 1994, 
deadline.

2. PBR Calculations Are Not Consistent With Other Management Regimes--
Bowhead Whale Example.

    Concerns have been raised about the lack of consistency between the 
take limit for bowhead whales obtained under the PBR process and the 
subsistence catch limits for bowheads adopted by the International 
Whaling Commission (IWC) at its 1994 meeting. The two management 
systems have entirely different purposes and they each consider 
different criteria in formulating allowable removal levels.
    The subsistence hunt for bowhead whales is managed through an 
international regime which differs from U.S. domestic management of 
marine mammals under the MMPA. The bowhead whale subsistence quota, 
determined under the IWC's policy, assumes additional levels of risk to 
accommodate the cultural needs of special peoples (e.g., Native 
communities) than it assumes for commercial harvests. This is 
justified, in part, by an extensive scientific assessment of the status 
of the bowhead stock (conducted every three years), which evaluates 
relative levels of risk based on the precision of the information 
available on the status of the stock and its life history 
characteristics.
    In contrast, the PBR process was established primarily to address 
the specific problem of incidental takes of marine mammals by 
commercial fisheries. Although bowhead whales are not subject to an 
incidental take in a commercial fishery, a PBR was calculated for this 
stock because the Amendments to the MMPA require that PBR be calculated 
for all marine mammal stocks in U.S. waters.
    Furthermore, NMFS noted that values for parameters in PBR 
calculations may be ``tuned'' as additional information is included. 
The draft stock assessment contains a straight-forward interpretation 
of the PBR workshop results. NMFS fully expects that the FR for 
bowhead whales may be tuned based upon the extensive scientific 
information available for this stock. This tuning should occur in 
consultation with Scientific Review Groups and after consideration of 
public comments. NMFS will reconsider the approach described in the 
report of the PBR workshop.

3. Consider an Alternative Classification (Strategic Versus Non-
Strategic) When Populations Estimates Are Unreliable and Fishery-
Related Mortality Is Low

    Section 117(a)(5) of the MMPA, as amended, specifies that each 
stock assessment report categorize the status of each marine mammal 
stock as one that either: (a) Has a level of human-caused mortality and 
serious injury that is not likely to cause the stock to be reduced 
below its optimum sustainable population, or (b) Is a strategic stock, 
with a description of the reasons therefor.
    Section 3(19) of the MMPA, as amended, defines the term ``strategic 
stock'' as a stock for which the level of direct human-caused mortality 
exceeds the potential biological removal level, or which is designated 
as depleted under the MMPA, is listed as threatened or endangered under 
the ESA, or is declining and likely to be listed under the ESA.
    A problem exists in categorizing stocks for which there are no 
reliable estimates of abundance. In these cases, the PBR would default 
to zero, and any human-caused mortality would exceed the PBR. The level 
of mortality may be so low that it is not likely to cause the stock to 
be reduced below its OSP, but the stock would still meet the criteria 
in section 3(19) that the level of mortality exceeds the PBR. These 
stocks have been considered ``strategic'' in the draft stock assessment 
reports. This highlights the need to obtain reliable abundance 
estimates for all stocks that have human-caused mortality, and will be 
used by NMFS in guiding and prioritizing its stock assessment program. 
In addition, NMFS expects that the Scientific Review Groups may 
recommend additional research into the status of the affected stock to 
determine if human-caused mortality or serious injury poses a 
significant adverse impact to the stock. In the interim, until reliable 
estimates are available, NMFS will be examining the options and best 
way to classify these stocks consistent with the MMPA requirements. 
This will be done in consultation with the Scientific Review Groups, 
and in consideration of comments received.
    Further, it should be noted that the identification of marine 
mammal stock as ``strategic'' does not necessitate restrictions on 
human-caused mortality and serious injury. Rather, such a designation 
means that the affected stock is, or may be reduced, below its optimum 
sustainable population. As such, the stock should be identified as 
having the potential for significant adverse impact if human-caused 
mortality is high.
    Take Reduction Teams would be established for strategic stocks that 
interact with Category I or II fisheries to develop Take Reduction 
Plans. Take Reduction Plans are designed to reduce mortality and 
serious injury of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing. If 
such incidental mortality and serious injury is not biologically 
significant for the affected stock, then no restrictions would 
necessarily be required.

4. The Age and Sex Structure of Individuals Removed From a Population 
of Marine Mammals May Have a Major Effect on the Impact of Those 
Removals

    PBR calculations assume that removals are random with respect to 
the age and sex of individuals removed from the population. However, 
these factors could have a major effect on the impact of such removals 
from the population. Participants in the PBR workshop identified 
alternative population models as one area for future research needs. 
Incorporating the sex and age structure within marine mammal stocks and 
of the human-caused mortality of that stock are components of this area 
of research.

5. Use Alternate Methods To Evaluate Stock Status When Certain Data Are 
Not Available

    For several stocks of marine mammals, NMFS has no reliable estimate 
of abundance, and a survey to obtain such information, if possible, 
would be exceedingly expensive. If an estimate of total human-caused 
mortality and serious injury was known, or could be estimated, then the 
PBR equation could be used to estimate the minimum number of 
individuals in the stock that could safely sustain the estimated level 
of removal. For example the estimated human-caused mortality of a given 
pinniped stock was 3,000. Using the default values for RMAX (0.12) 
and the recovery factor (0.5) recommended at the PBR workshop, one 
could calculate that a population of at least 100,000 individuals could 
support the human-caused mortality, and such mortality would be less 
that the PBR.
    Such an approach appears to have merit. NMFS will consider this 
comment in revising stock assessment reports during the review, 
comment, and revision process.

    Dated: August 2, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.

             Table 1.--Summary of Marine Mammal Draft Stock Assessment Reports for Species of Marine Mammals Under NMFS Management Authority            
               [N/A means that data were more than 10 years old and, therefore, not used or were otherwise not available for an estimate]               
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                                                                           NMFS                                              Total    Fish.    Strategic
           Species                     Stock area             Region      center        Nmin       Rmax      Fr      PBR     mort.    mort.     status  
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Beaked Whales...............  Pacific N.W. and Alaska.....  AKA.......  AKC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Bearded Seal................  Alaska......................  AKA.......  AKC.......          N/A     0.12     0.50        0     1000        1  Y         
Beluga......................  Bristol Bay.................  AKA.......  AKC.......         1800     0.04     1.00       36        8      N/A  N         
Beluga......................  Eastern Chukchi Sea.........  AKA.......  AKC.......         2500     0.04     1.00       50       92        0  Y         
Beluga......................  Beaufort Sea................  AKA.......  AKC.......        21000     0.04     1.00      420        0        0  N         
Beluga......................  Cook Inlet..................  AKA.......  AKC.......          332     0.04     1.00        4       13        0  Y         
Beluga......................  Norton Sound and Yukon Delta  AKA.......  AKC.......         4000     0.04     0.65       52      168        0  Y         
Bowhead Whale...............  Western Arctic Stock........  AKA.......  AKC.......         7524     0.04     0.10       15       42        0  Y         
Dall's Porpoise.............  North Pacific...............  AKA.......  AKC.......       311353     0.04     1.00     6227       29       29  N         
Dall's Porpoise.............  Bering Sea..................  AKA.......  AKC.......        55777     0.04     1.00     1116        4        4  N         
Fin Whale...................  N. Pacific..................  AKA.......  AKC.......          N/A     0.04     1.00        0        0        0  Y         
Gray Whale..................  Eastern North Pacific.......  AKA.......  AKC.......        20110     0.04     1.00      402      159        0  N         
Harbor Porpoise.............  Alaska......................  AKA.......  AKC.......        10652     0.04     0.65      138        0        0  N         
Harbor Seal.................  Gulf of AK/ Bering Sea......  AKA.......  AKC.......        25183     0.12     0.50      755     1221       25  Y         
Harbor Seal.................  Southeast Alaska............  AKA.......  AKC.......        22447     0.12     1.00     1347     1671        0  Y         
Humpback Whale..............  Central Pacific.............  AKA.......  AKC.......         1286     0.04     0.10        3        0        0  Y         
Killer Whale................  Oregon/Washington/Alaska....  AKA.......  AKC.......         1046     0.04     0.65       14        1        1  N         
Northern Fur Seal...........  North Pacific...............  AKA.......  AKC.......       885322     0.12     0.50    26560       22       22  Y         
Northern Right Whale Dolphin  Central North Pacific.......  AKA.......  AKC.......        39733     0.04     0.65      517        0        0  N         
Ribbon Seal.................  Alaska......................  AKA.......  AKC.......          N/A     0.12     0.50        0      100        0  Y         
Right Whale.................  North Pacific...............  AKA.......  AKC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Ringed Seal.................  Alaska......................  AKA.......  AKC.......        44340     0.12     0.50     1330     3001        1  Y         
Sperm Whale.................  Eastern N. Pacific..........  AKA.......  AKC.......            0     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Spotted Seal................  Alaska......................  AKA.......  AKC.......         4145     0.12     0.50      124     1000      N/A  Y         
Steller Sea Lion............  U.S. EEZ....................  AKA.......  AKC.......        71547     0.12     0.50     2146      592       44  Y         
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        4        4  Y         
Beaked Whale, Blainville's..  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......            5     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Beaked Whale, Cuvier's......  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  Y         
Beaked Whale, Cuvier's......  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......           19     0.04     1.00        0        0        0  N         
Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon spp  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        5        5  Y         
Beaked Whale, Ziphiidae.....  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......           44     0.04     1.00        1        0        0  N         
Blue Whale..................  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  Y         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Mid-Atlantic, Coastal.......  ATL.......  SEC.......         1349     0.04     0.65       18       20       20  Y         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Western GulfMex, Coastal....  ATL.......  SEC.......         2897     0.04     0.65       38      N/A      N/A  N         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Gulf of Mexico Bays.........  ATL.......  SEC.......         3131     0.04     0.65       41      N/A      N/A  Y         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Eastern GulfMex, Coastal....  ATL.......  SEC.......         4436     0.04     0.65       58      N/A      N/A  N         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Northern GulfMex, Coastal...  ATL.......  SEC.......         3472     0.04     0.65       45      N/A      N/A  N         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Eastern GulfMex, Offshore...  ATL.......  SEC.......        13738     0.04     0.65      179      N/A      N/A  N         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Mid-Atlantic, Offshore......  ATL.......  SEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0      120      120  Y         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  No. & W. GulfMex, Offshore..  ATL.......  SEC.......        20177     0.04     0.65      262      N/A      N/A  N         
Bryde's Whale...............  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......           25     0.04     0.65        0      N/A      N/A  N         
Clymene Dolphin.............  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......         3119     0.04     1.00       62        0        0  N         
Common Dolphin..............  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0       78       78  Y         
Dwarf Sperm Whale...........  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          211     0.04     1.00        4        0        0  N         
False Killer Whale..........  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          148     0.04     1.00        3        0        0  N         
Fin Whale...................  Western North Altantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        1        1  Y         
Fraser's Dolphin............  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......           75     0.04     0.65        1        0        0  N         
Gray Seal...................  Northwest North Altantic....  ATL.......  NEC.......          500     0.12     0.50       15        1        1  N         
Harbor Porpoise.............  Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy..  ATL.......  NEC.......        39670     0.04     0.65      516     1875     1875  Y         
Harbor Seal.................  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......        28810     0.12     0.50      864       18       18  N         
Harp Seal...................  Northwestern North Atlantic.  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.12     0.00        0        0        0  N         
Hooded Seal.................  Northwestern North Atlantic.  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.12     0.00        0        0        0  N         
Humpback Whale..............  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          720     0.04     0.10        1        5        4  Y         
Killer Whale................  Western North Altantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Killer Whale................  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          192     0.04     1.00        4        0        0  N         
Melon-headed Whale..........  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          908     0.04     1.00       18        0        0  N         
Minke Whale.................  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        3        2  Y         
Pilot Whale, Long-Finned....  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        9        9  Y         
Pilot Whale, Short-Finned...  Atlantic EEZ................  ATL.......  SEC.......          456     0.04     0.65        6      N/A      N/A  N         
Pilot Whale, Short-Finned...  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......           84     0.04     1.00        2        0        0  N         
Pygmy Killer Whale..........  Atlantic EEZ................  ATL.......  SEC.......            6     0.04     1.00        0        0        0  N         
Pygmy Killer Whale..........  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          111     0.04     1.00        2        0        0  N         
Pygmy Sperm Whale...........  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......           41     0.04     1.00        1        0        0  N         
Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whale.  Atlantic EEZ................  ATL.......  SEC.......          264     0.04     1.00        5        0        0  N         
Right Whale.................  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          295     0.04     0.10        1        2        1  Y         
Risso's Dolphin.............  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        9        9  Y         
Risso's Dolphin.............  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......         1155     0.04     0.65       15      N/A      N/A  N         
Rough-toothed Dolphin.......  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          351     0.04     1.00        7        0        0  N         
Sei Whale...................  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Sperm Whale.................  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Sperm Whale.................  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......          162     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Spinner Dolphin.............  Southwestern North Atlantic.  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  Y         
Spinner Dolphin.............  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......         1055     0.04     1.00       21        0        0  N         
Spotted Dolphin, Atlantic...  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        4        4  Y         
Spotted Dolphin, Atlantic...  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......         1768     0.04     1.00       35      N/A      N/A  N         
Spotted Dolphin, Pantropical  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......        13911     0.04     1.00      278      N/A      N/A  N         
Striped Dolphin.............  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        4        4  Y         
Striped Dolphin.............  Northern GulfMex............  ATL.......  SEC.......         2160     0.04     1.00       43        0        0  N         
Whitebeaked Dolphin.........  Western North Atlantic......  ATL.......  NEC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  Y         
Beaked Whale, Baird's.......  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......           19     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Beaked Whale, Blainville's..  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Beaked Whale, Cuvier's......  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Beaked Whale, Cuvier's......  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......          886     0.04     0.65       12       18       18  Y         
Beaked Whales, Mesoplodont..  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......          136     0.04     0.65        2       12       12  Y         
Blue Whale..................  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Blue Whale..................  California/Mexico...........  PAC.......  SWC.......         1650     0.04     0.10        2        1        0  Y         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  California, Coastal.........  PAC.......  SWC.......          245     0.04     0.65        3        0        0  N         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Bottlenose Dolphin..........  California, Offshore........  PAC.......  SWC.......         1775     0.04     0.65       23        8        8  N         
Brydes Whale................  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Brydes Whale................  Eastern Tropical Pacific....  PAC.......  SWC.......        11145     0.04     1.00      223        0        0  N         
California Sea Lion.........  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......        67399     0.12     1.00     4044     2093     2093  N         
Common Dolphin, Long-Beaked.  California..................  PAC.......  SWC.......         5636     0.04     0.65       73       11       11  N         
Common Dolphin, Short-Beaked  California..................  PAC.......  SWC.......       185181     0.04     0.65     2407      197      197  N         
Dall's Porpoise.............  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......        58902     0.04     0.65      766       33       33  N         
Dwarf Sperm Whale...........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
False Killer Whale..........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          470     0.04     0.65        6        0        0  N         
Fin Whale...................  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Fin Whale...................  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......          573     0.04     0.10        1        0        0  Y         
Guadalupe Fur Seal..........  Mexico to California........  PAC.......  SWC.......         3259     0.12     0.50       98        0        0  Y         
Harbor Porpoise.............  Central California..........  PAC.......  SWC.......         3430     0.04     0.65       45       31       31  N         
Harbor Porpoise.............  Washington/Oregon...........  PAC.......  SWC.......        24992     0.04     0.65      325       16       16  N         
Harbor Porpoise.............  North California............  PAC.......  SWC.......         7649     0.04     1.00      150        0        0  N         
Harbor Seal.................  Washington, Inland Waters...  PAC.......  AKC.......        13053     0.12     0.50      392       14       14  N         
Harbor Seal.................  Oregon/Washington Coast.....  PAC.......  AKC.......        28322     0.12     0.50      850      231      231  N         
Harbor Seal.................  California..................  PAC.......  SWC.......        18099     0.12     1.00     1086      725      725  N         
Hawaiian Monk Seal..........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......         1300     0.07     0.10        5        0        0  Y         
Humpback Whale..............  California/Mexico...........  PAC.......  SWC.......          482     0.04     0.10        1        1        0  Y         
Killer Whale................  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Killer Whale................  California..................  PAC.......  SWC.......          139     0.04     0.65        2        0        0  N         
Melon-headed Whale..........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Minke Whale.................  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......          265     0.04     0.65        3        0        0  N         
Northern Elephant Seal......  California, Breeding........  PAC.......  SWC.......        42000     0.12     1.00     2520      158      158  N         
Northern Fur Seal...........  San Miguel Island...........  PAC.......  AKC.......         7112     0.12     0.50      213        0        0  Y         
Northern Right Whale Dolphin  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......        15080     0.04     0.65      196       34       34  N         
Pacific White Sided Dolphin.  California to Washintgon....  PAC.......  SWC.......        82939     0.04     0.65     1078       18       18  N         
Pilot Whale, Short-Finned...  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Pilot-Whale, Short-Finned...  California..................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0       33       33  Y         
Pygmy Killer Whale..........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Pygmy Sperm Whale...........  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......          481     0.04     0.65        6        2        2  N         
Pygmy Sperm Whale...........  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Risso's Dolphin.............  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Risso's Dolphin.............  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......        22388     0.04     0.65      291       29        0  N         
Rough-Toothed Dolphin.......  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Sei Whale...................  North Pacific...............  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  Y         
Sperm Whale.................  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.10        0        0        0  N         
Sperm Whale.................  California to Washington....  PAC.......  SWC.......          511     0.04     0.10        1       22       22  Y         
Spinner Dolphin.............  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          677     0.04     0.65        9        0        0  N         
Spotted Dolphin, Pan          Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
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Striped Dolphin.............  Hawaii......................  PAC.......  SWC.......          N/A     0.04     0.65        0        0        0  N         
Striped Dolphin.............  California..................  PAC.......  SWC.......        13639     0.04     0.65      177        0        0  N         
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[FR Doc. 94-19397 Filed 8-8-94; 8:45 am]
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