[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24448-24456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No.: I.D. 021400C]
RIN 0648-AM28
Notice of Continuing Effect of List of Fisheries
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of list of fisheries for 2000.
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SUMMARY: NMFS provides notification that the List of Fisheries (LOF)
published on February 24, 1999, remains in effect.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS must place all
U.S. commercial fisheries on the LOF, which categorizes those fisheries
based upon the level of incidental mortality and serious injury of
marine mammals that occurs in that fishery. The categorization of a
fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are
subject to certain provisions of the MMPA, such as registration,
observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements. The intent of
this action is to provide notice that the LOF remains in effect.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for addresses of NMFS Regional
Offices, where fishery participants may obtain information on
registering and reporting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Lawson, Office of Protected
Resources, 301-713-2322; Kim Thounhurst, Northeast Region, 978-281-
9138; Kathy Wang, Southeast Region, 727-570-5312; Irma Lagomarsino,
Southwest Region, 562-980-4016; Brent Norberg, Northwest Region, 206-
526-6733; Brian Fadely, Alaska Region, 907-586-7642. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 118 of the MMPA requires that NMFS
place all U.S. commercial fisheries into one of three categories (I,
II, III) based on the level of incidental mortality and serious injury
of marine mammals that occurs in that fishery. The categorization of a
fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are
subject to certain provisions of the MMPA, such as registration,
observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements. The most
recent LOF was published in the Federal Reister on February 24, 1999
(64 FR 9067).
Participants in a Category I or II Fishery are required to be
registered under MMPA section 118. This section requires that such
participants provide the name of the vessel owner and operator, the
name and description of the vessel, the fisheries in which it will be
engaged, the approximate time, duration and location of such fishery
operations, and the general type and nature of use of the fishing gear
and techniques used.
NMFS generally provides registration and reporting forms to fishery
participants for their use. However, the Office of Management and
Budget(OMB) approval for NMFS registration and reporting forms expired
on December 31, 1999. Accordingly, NMFS may not require that
participants in a fishery use its forms to register until OMB approval
has been received. NMFS expects to have OMB approval by May 2000 and
will publish notice in the Federal Register of OMB approval when
received. Nonetheless, under section 118 of the MMPA, fishery
participants still remain obligated to register and report as required
by MMPA section 118. Failure to register or report. Failure to register
or report in accordance with MMPA section 118 is a violation of the
MMPA. Some states have integrated the
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NMFS registration process into the existing state fishery registration
progran and are exempt from submitting a registration packet. For a
list of fisheries that have integrated registration programs, see 64 FR
9068 (February 24, 1999). Fishery participants that do not have an
intergrated registration program maay register with and report to the
following regional offices:
NMFS, Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-
2298, Attn: Sandra Arvilla;
NMFS, Southeast Region, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.
Petersburg, FL 33702, Attn: Joyce Mochrie;
NMFS, Southwest Region, Protected Species Management Division, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, Attn: Don
Peterson;
NMFS, Northwest Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115,
Attn: Permits Office;
NMFS, Alaska Region, Protected Resources, P.O. Box 22668, 709 West
9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Ursula Jorgensen.
The following tables list U.S. commercial fisheries according to
their assigned categories under section 118 of the MMPA. When possible,
we express the estimated number of vessels in terms of the number of
active participants in the fishery. If this information is not
available, we provide the estimated number of vessels or persons
licensed for a particular fishery. If no recent information is
available on the number of participants in a fishery, we use the number
from the 1998 LOF. The tables also list the marine mammal species/
stocks that are incidentally killed or injured in each fishery based on
observer data, logbook data, stranding reports, and fishers reports.
This list includes all species or stocks known to incur injury or
mortality for a given fishery; however, not all species or stocks
identified are necessarily independently responsible for a fisheries
categorization. There are a few fisheries that are in Category II that
do not have any recently documented interactions with marine mammals;
the justification for categorization of these fisheries are by analogy
to similar gear types that are known to injure or kill marine mammals,
as discussed in the final LOF for 1996 (60 FR 45086, December 28,
1995).
Commercial fisheries in the Pacific Ocean are listed in Table 1--
commercial fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean are listed in Table 2. An
asterisk (*) indicates that the stock is a strategic stock; a plus (+)
indicates that the stock is listed as threatened or endangered under
the Endangered Species Act.
Table 1.--List of Fisheries
Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Ocean
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Estimated # Marine mammal species/
Fishery Description of vessels/ stocks incidentally
persons killed/injured
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Category I
GILLNET FISHERIES:
CA angel shark/halibut and other 58 Harbor porpoise, central
species large mesh (>3.5in) set CA
gillnet. Common dolphin, short-
beaked, CA/OR/WA
Common dolphin, long-
beaked CA
California sea lion,
U.S.
Harbor seal, CA
Northern elephant seal,
CA breeding
Sea otter, CA
CA/OR thresher shark/swordfish 130 Steller sea lion,
drift gillnet Eastern U.S.*+
Sperm whale, CA/OR/WA*+
Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/
WA
Pacific white sided
dolphin, CA/OR/WA
Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/
WA
Bottlenose dolphin, CA/
OR/WA offshore
Short-beaked common
dolphin CA/OR/WA
Long-beaked common
dolphin CA/OR/WA
Northern right whale
dolphin, CA/OR/WA
Short-finned pilot
whale, CA/OR/WA*
Baird's beaked whale, CA/
OR/WA
Mesoplodont beaked
whale, CA/OR/WA
Cuvier's beaked whale,
CA/OR/WA
Pygmy sperm whale, CA/OR/
WA
California sea lion,
U.S.
Northern elephant seal,
CA breeding
Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA-
Mexico*
Minke whale, CA/OR/WA
Striped dolphin, CA/OR/
WA
Killer whale, CA/OR/WA
Pacific coast
Northern fur seal, San
Miguel Island
Category II
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Prince William Sound salmon 509 Steller sea lion,
drift gillnet. Western U.S.*+
Northern fur seal,
Eastern Pacific*
Harbor seal, GOA*
Pacific white-sided
dolphin, central North
Pacific
Harbor porpoise, GOA
Dall's porpoise, AK
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AK Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands 163 Northern fur seal,
salmon drift gillnet. Eastern Pacific*
Harbor seal, GOA
Harbor porpoise, Bering
Sea
Dall's porpoise, AK
AK Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands 110 Steller sea lion,
salmon set gillnet. Western U.S.*+
Harbor porpoise, Bering
Sea
AK Southeast Alaska salmon drift 439 Steller sea lion,
gillnet. Eastern U.S.*+
Harbor seal, Southeast
AK
Pacific white-sided
dolphin, central North
Pacific
Harbor porpoise,
Southeast AK
Dall's porpoise, AK
Humpback whale, central
North Pacific*+
AK Cook Inlet salmon drift 560 Steller sea lion,
gillnet. Western U.S.*+
Harbor seal, GOA*
Harbor porpoise, GOA
Dall's porpoise, AK
Beluga, Cook Inlet*
AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet 604 Steller sea lion,
Western U.S.*+
Harbor seal, GOA*
Harbor porpoise, GOA
Beluga, Cook Inlet*
Dall's porpoise, AK
AK Yakutat salmon set gillnet... 139 Harbor seal, Southeast
AK
Gray whale, Eastern
North Pacific
AK Kodiak salmon set gillnet.... 172 Harbor seal, GOA*
Harbor porpoise, GOA
Sea otter, AK
AK Bristol Bay salmon drift 1,884 Steller sea lion,
gillnet. Western U.S.*+
Northern fur seal,
Eastern Pacific*
Harbor seal, Bering Sea
Beluga, Bristol Bay
Gray whale, Eastern
North Pacific
Spotted seal, AK
Pacific white-sided
dolphin, central North
Pacific
AK Bristol Bay salmon set 941 Harbor seal, Bering Sea
gillnet. Beluga, Bristol Bay
Gray whale, Eastern
North Pacific
Northern fur seal,
Eastern Pacific*
Spotted seal, AK
AK Metlakatla/ Annette Island 60 None documented
salmon drift gillnet.
WA Puget Sound Region salmon 725 Harbor porpoise, inland
drift gillnet (includes all WA
inland waters south of US- Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/
Canada border and eastward of WA
the Bonilla-Tatoosh line-- Harbor seal, WA inland
Treaty Indian fishing is
excluded).
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
CA anchovy, mackerel, tuna purse 150 Bottlenose dolphin, CA/
seine. OR/WA offshore
California sea lion,
U.S.
Harbor seal, CA
CA squid purse seine............ 65 Short-finned pilot
whale, CA/OR/WA*
AK Southeast Alaska salmon purse 357 Humpback whale, central
seine. North Pacific*+
TRAWL FISHERIES:
AK miscellaneous finfish pair 4 None documented
trawl.
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
OR swordfish floating longline.. 2 None documented
OR blue shark floating longline. 1 None documented
Category III
GILLNET FISHERIES:
AK Prince William Sound salmon 26 Steller sea lion,
set gillnet. Western U.S.*+
Harbor seal, GOA*
AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton 1,491 None documented
Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet.
AK roe herring and food/bait 1,687 None documented
herring gillnet.
WA, OR herring, smelt, shad, 913 None documented
sturgeon, bottom fish, mullet
perch, rockfish gillnet.
WA Willapa Bay drift gillnet.... 82 Harbor seal, OR/WA coast
Northern elephant seal,
CA breeding
WA Grays Harbor salmon drift 24 Harbor seal, OR/WA coast
gillnet (excluding treaty
Tribal fishing).
WA, OR lower Columbia River 110 California sea lion,
(includes tributaries) drift U.S.
gillnet. Harbor seal, OR/WA coast
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CA set and drift gillnet 341 None documented
fisheries that use a stretched
mesh size of 3.5 in or less.
AK miscellaneous finfish set 4 Steller sea lion,
gillnet. Western U.S.*+
Hawaii gillnet.................. 115 Bottlenose dolphin, HI
Spinner dolphin, HI
PURSE SEINE, BEACH SEINE, ROUND
HAUL AND THROW NET FISHERIES:
AK salmon purse seine (except 586 Harbor seal, GOA*
Southeast Alaska, which is in
Category II).
AK salmon beach seine........... 6 None documented
AK roe herring and food/bait 517 None documented
herring purse seine.
AK roe herring and food/bait 1 None documented
herring beach seine.
AK Metlakatla salmon purse seine 10 None documented
AK octopus/squid purse seine.... 2 None documented
CA herring purse seine.......... 100 Bottlenose dolphin, CA
coastal
California sea lion,
U.S.
Harbor seal, CA
CA sardine purse seine.......... 120 None documented
AK miscellaneous finfish purse 4 None documented
seine.
AK miscellaneous finfish beach 1 None documented
seine.
WA salmon purse seine........... 440 None documented
WA salmon reef net.............. 53 None documented
WA, OR herring, smelt, squid 130 None documented
purse seine or lampara.
WA (all species) beach seine or 235 None documented
drag seine.
HI purse seine.................. 18 None documented
HI opelu/akule net.............. 16 None documented
HI throw net, cast net.......... 47 None documented
DIP NET FISHERIES:
WA, OR smelt, herring dip net... 119 None documented
CA squid dip net................ 115 None documented
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
WA, OR salmon net pens.......... 14 California sea lion,
U.S.
Harbor seal, WA inland
waters
CA salmon enhancement rearing >1 None documented
pen.
OR salmon ranch................. 1 None documented
TROLL FISHERIES:
AK salmon troll................. 1,149 Steller sea lion,
Eastern U.S.*+
CA/OR/WA salmon troll........... 4,300 None documented
AK north Pacific halibut, AK 1,354 None documented
bottom fish, WA, OR, CA
albacore, groundfish, bottom
fish, CA halibut non-salmonid
troll fisheries.
HI trolling, rod and reel....... 1,795 None documented
Guam tuna troll................. 50 None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern 50 None documented
Mariana Islands tuna troll.
American Samoa tuna troll....... 50 None documented
HI net unclassified............. 106 None documented
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES:
AK state waters groundfish 840 None documented
longline/set line.
Miscellaneous finfish/groundfish 594 Harbor seal, GOA*
longline/set line. Harbor seal, Bering Sea
Dall's porpoise, AK
Steller sea lion,
Western U.S,
Harbor seal, Southeast
AK
Northern elephant seal,
CA breeding
HI swordfish, tuna, billfish, 140 Hawaiian monk seal*+
mahi mahi, wahoo, oceanic Humpback whale, Central
sharks longline/set line. North Pacific*+
Risso's dolphin, HI
Bottlenose dolphin, HI
Spinner dolphin, HI
Short-finned pilot
whale, HI
WA, OR North Pacific halibut 350 None documented
longline/set line.
AK southern Bering Sea, Aleutian 762 Northern elephant seal,
Islandsand Western Gulf of CA breeding
Alaskasablefish longline/set Killer whale, resident
line (federally regulated Killer whale, transient
waters). Steller sea lion,
Western U.S.
Pacific white-sided
dolphin, central North
Pacific
Dall's porpoise, AK
AK halibut, longline/set line 2,882 Steller sea lion,
(state and Federal waters). Western U.S.
WA, OR, CA groundfish, 367 None documented
bottomfish longline set line.
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AK octopus/squid longline....... 2 None documented
CA shark/bonito longline/set 10 None documented
line.
TRAWL FISHERIES:
WA, OR, CA shrimp trawl......... 300 None documented
AK shrimp otter trawl and beam 62 None documented
trawl (statewide and Cook
Inlet).
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish 201 Steller sea lion,
trawl. Western U.S.*+
Northern fur seal,
Eastern Pacific*
Harbor seal, GOA*
Dall's porpoise, AK
Northern elephant seal,
CA breeding
AK Bering Sea and Aleutian 193 Steller sea lion,
Islands groundfish trawl. Western U.S.*+
Northern fur seal,
Eastern Pacific*
Killer whale, resident
Killer whale, transient
Pacific white-sided
dolphin, central North
Pacific
Harbor porpoise, Bering
Sea
Harbor seal, Bering Sea
Harbor seal, GOA*
Bearded seal, AK
Ringed seal, AK
Spotted seal, AK
Dall's porpoise, AK
Ribbon seal, AK
Northern elephant seal,
CA breeding
Sea otter, Southwest AK
Pacific Walrus , AK
AK state-managed waters of Cook 5 None documented
Inlet, Kachemak Bay, Prince
William Sound, Southeast AK
groundfish trawl.
AK miscellaneous finfish otter 312 None documented
or beam trawl.
AK food/bait herring trawl...... 4 None documented
WA, OR, CA groundfish trawl..... 585 Steller sea lion,
Eastern U.S.*+
Northern fur seal,
Eastern Pacific*
Pacific white-sided
dolphin, central North
Pacific
Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/
WA
California sea lion,
U.S.
Harbor seal, OR/WA coast
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP
FISHERIES:
AK crustacean pot............... 1,496 Harbor porpoise,
Southeast AK
AK Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska 274 Harbor porpoise,
finfish pot. SDoutheast AK
Harbor seal, GOA*
Harbor seal, Bering Sea
Sea otter, Southwest AK
WA, OR, CA sablefish pot........ 176 None documented
WA, OR, CA crab pot............. 1,478 None documented
WA, OR shrimp pot & trap........ 254 None documented
CA lobster, prawn, shrimp, rock 608 Sea otter, CA
crab, fish pot.
OR, CA hagfish pot or trap...... 25 None documented
HI lobster trap................. 15 Hawaiian monk seal*+
HI crab trap.................... 22 None documented
HI fish trap.................... 19 None documented
HI shrimp trap.................. 5 None documented
HANDLINE AND JIG FISHERIES:
AK North Pacific halibut 266 None documented
handline and mechanical jig.
AK miscellaneous finfish 258 None documented
handline and mechanical jig.
AK octopus/squid handline....... 2 None documented
WA groundfish, bottomfish jig... 679 None documented
HI aku boat, pole and line...... 54 None documented
HI inshore handline............. 650 Bottlenose dolphin, HI
HI deep sea bottomfish.......... 434 Hawaiian monk seal*+
HI tuna......................... 144 Rough-toothed dolphin,
HI
Bottlenose dolphin, HI
Hawaiian monk seal*+
Guam bottomfish................. 50 None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern 50 None documented
Mariana Islands bottomfish.
American Samoa bottomfish....... 50 None documented
HARPOON FISHERIES:
CA swordfish harpoon............ 228 None documented
POUND NET/WEIR FISHERIES:
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AK Southeast AK Alaska herring 154 None documented
food/bait pound net.
WA herring brush weir........... 1 None documented
BAIT PENS
WA/OR/CA bait pens.............. 13 None documented
DREDGE FISHERIES:
Coastwide scallop dredge........ 106 None documented
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION
FISHERIES:
AK abalone...................... 9 None documented
AK dungeness crab............... 3 None documented
AK herring spawn-on-kelp........ 200 None documented
AK urchin and other fish/ 442 None documented
shellfish.
AK clam hand shovel............. 62 None documented
AK clam mehanical/hydraulic..... 19 None documented
WA herring spawn-on-kelp........ 4 None documented
WA/OR sea urchin, other clam, 637 None documented
octopus, oyster, sea cucumber,
scallop, ghost shrimp hand,
dive, or mechanical collection.
CA abalone...................... 111 None documented
CA sea urchin................... 583 None documented
HI squiding, spear.............. 267 None documented
HI lobster diving............... 6 None documented
HI coral diving................. 2 None documented
HI handpick..................... 135 None documented
WA shellfish aquaculture........ 684 None documented
WA, CA kelp..................... 4 None documented
HI fish pond.................... 10 None documented
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING
VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT)
FISHERIES:.
AK, WA, OR, CA commercial >4,000 None documented
passenger fishing vessel.
AK octopus/squid other.
HI ``other''.................... 114 None documented
LIVE FINFISH/SHELLFISH
FISHERIES:
CA finfish and shellfish live 93 None documented
trap/hook-and-line.
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\1\ * Marine mammal stock is strategic or is proposed to be listed as
strategic in the draft SARs for 1999.
\2\ + stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) or as depleted under the MMPA.
\3\ List of Abbreviations Used in Table 1 AK - Alaska GOA - Gulf of
Alaska CA - California OR - Oregon HI - Hawaii WA - Washington
Table 2--List of Fisheries
Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean
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Estimated
of Marine mammal species/
Fishery Description vessels/ stocks incidentally
persons injured/killed
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Category I
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf 15 North Atlantic right
of Mexico large pelagics drift whale, WNA*+
gillnet. Humpback whale, WNA*+
Sperm whale, WNA*+
Dwarf sperm whale, WNA*
Cuvier's beaked whale,
WNA*
True's beaked whale,
WNA*
Gervais' beaked whale,
WNA*
Blainville's beaked
whale, WNA*
Risso's dolphin, WNA
Long-finned pilot whale,
WNA*
Short-finned pilot
whale, WNA*
White-sided dolphin,
WNA*
Common dolphin, WNA*
Atlantic spotted
dolphin, WNA*
Pantropical spotted
dolphin, WNA*
Striped dolphin, WNA
Spinner dolphin, WNA
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
offshore
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
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Northeast sink gillnet.......... 341 North Atlantic right
whale, WNA*+
Humpback whale, WNA*+
Minke whale, Canadian
east coast
Killer whale, WNA
White-sided dolphin,
WNA*
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
offshore
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Harbor seal, WNA
Gray seal, WNA
Common dolphin, WNA *
Fin whale, WNA *+
Spotted dolphin, WNA
False killer whale, WNA
Harp seal, WNA
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf 361 Humpback whale, WNA*+
of Mexico large pelagics Minke whale, Canadian
longline. east coast
Risso's dolphin, WNA
Long-finned pilot whale,
WNA*
Short-finned pilot
whale, WNA*
Common dolphin, WNA*
Atlantic spotted
dolphin, WNA*
Pantropical spotted
dolphin, WNA*
Striped dolphin, WNA
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
offshore
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX
Outer Continental Shelf
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX
Continental Shelf Edge
and Slope
Atlantic spotted
dolphin, Northern GMX
Pantropical spotted
dolphin, Northern GMX
Risso's dolphin,
Northern GMX Harbor
porpoise, GME/BF*
TRAP/POT FISHERIES--LOBSTER:
Gulf of Maine, U.S. mid-Atlantic 13,000 North Atlantic right
lobster trap/pot. whale, WNA*+
Humpback whale, WNA*+
Fin whale, WNA*+
Minke whale, Canadian
east coast
White-sided dolphin,
WNA*
Harbor seal, WNA
Harbor seal, WNA
Category II
GILLNET FISHERIES:
U.S. mid-Atlantic coastal >655 Humpback whale, WNA*+
gillnet. Minke whale, Canadian
east coast
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
offshore
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*+
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Gulf of Maine small pelagics 133 Humpback whale, WNA*+
surface gillnet. White-sided dolphin,
WNA*
Harbor seal, WNA
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark 12 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
gillnet. coastal*
North Atlantic right
whale, WNA*+
TRAWL FISHERIES:
Atlantic squid, mackerel, 620 Common dolphin, WNA*
butterfish trawl. Risso's dolphin, WNA
Long-finned pilot whale,
WNA*
Short-finned pilot
whale, WNA*
White-sided dolphin,
WNA*
Atlantic herring midwater trawl 17 None documented
(including pair trawl).
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse 50 Bottlenose dolphin,
seine. Western GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin,
Northern GMX coastal
HAUL SEINE FISHERIES:
Mid-Atlantic haul seine......... 25 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
STOP NET FISHERIES:
North Carolina roe mullet stop 13 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
net. coastal*
Category III
GILLNET FISHERIES:
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Rhode Island, southern 32 Humpback whale, WNA*+
Massachusetts (to Monomoy Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
Island), and New York Bight coastal*+
(Raritan and Lower New York Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Bays) inshore gillnet.
Long Island Sound inshore 20 Humpback whale, WNA*+
gillnet. Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*+
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Delaware Bay inshore gillnet.... 60 Humpback whale, WNA*+
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*+
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet.. 45 None documented
North Carolina inshore gillnet.. 94 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*+
Gulf of Mexico inshore gillnet unknown None documented
(black drum, sheepshead,
weakfish, mullet, spot,
croaker).
Gulf of Maine, Southeast U.S. 1,285 Minke whale, Canadian
Atlantic coastal shad, sturgeon east coast
gillnet. Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*+
Gulf of Mexico coastal gillnet unknown Bottlenose dolphin,
(includes mullet gillnet Western GMX coastal
fishery in LA and MS). Bottlenose dolphin,
Northern GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin,
Eastern GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX
Bay, Sound, &
Estuarine*
Florida east coast, Gulf of 271 Bottlenose dolphin,
Mexico pelagics king and Western GMX coastal
Spanish mackerel gillnet. Bottlenose dolphin,
Northern GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin,
Eastern GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX
Bay, Sound, &
Estuarine*
TRAWL FISHERIES:
North Atlantic bottom trawl..... 1,052 Long-finned pilot whale,
WNA*
Short-finned pilot
whale, WNA*
Common dolphin, WNA*
White-sided dolphin,
WNA*
Striped dolphin, WNA
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
offshore
Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern U.S. >18,000 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp coastal*+
trawl.
Gulf of Maine northern shrimp 320 None documented
trawl.
Gulf of Maine, Mid-Atlantic sea 215 None documented
scallop trawl.
Mid-Atlantic mixed species trawl >1,000 None documented
Gulf of Mexico butterfish trawl. 2 Atlantic spotted
dolphin, Eastern GMX
Pantropical spotted
dolphin, Eastern GMX
Georgia, South Carolina, 25 None documented
Maryland whelk trawl.
Calico scallops trawl........... 200 None documented
Bluefish, croaker, flounder 550 None documented
trawl.
Crab trawl...................... 400 None documented
U.S. Atlantic monkfish trawl.... unknown Common dolphin, WNA*
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
Finfish aquaculture............. 48 Harbor seal, WNA
Shellfish aquaculture........... unknown None documented
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine Atlantic herring 30 Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
purse seine. Harbor seal, WNA
Gray seal, Northwest
North Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic menhaden purse 22 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
seine. coastal*+
Gulf of Maine menhaden purse 50 None documented
seine.
Florida west coast sardine purse 10 Bottlenose dolphin,
seine. Eastern GMX coastal
U.S. Atlantic tuna purse seine.. unknown None documented
U.S. Mid-Atlantic hand seine.... >250 None documented
LONGLINE/HOOK-AND-LINE
FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine tub trawl 46 Harbor seal, WNA
groundfish bottom longline/ Gray seal, Northwest
hook-and-line. North Atlantic
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf 3,800 None documented
of Mexico snapper-grouper and
other reef fish bottom longline/
hook-and-line.
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf 124 None documented
of Mexico shark bottom longline/
hook-and-line.
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic 26,223 None documented
tuna, shark swordfish hook-and-
line/harpoon.
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf 1,446 None documented
of Mexico & U.S. Mid-Atlantic
pelagic hook-and-line/harpoon.
TRAP/POT FISHERIES--LOBSTER,
CRAB, AND FISH:
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Gulf of Maine, U.S. mid-Atlantic 100 North Atlantic right
mixed species trap/pot. whale, WNA*+,
Humpback whale, WNA*+
Minke whale, Canadian
east coast
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Harbor seal, WNA
Gray seal, Northwest
North Atlantic
U.S. mid-Atlantic and Southeast 30 None documented
U.S. Atlantic black sea bass
trap/pot.
U.S. mid-Atlantic eel trap/pot.. >700 None documented
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico 20,500 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
blue crab trap/pot. coastal*
Bottlenose dolphin,
Western GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin,
Northern GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin,
Eastern GMX coastal
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX
Bay, Sound, &
Estuarine*
West Indian manatee,
FL*+
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf 4,847 West Indian manatee,
of Mexico, Caribbean spiny FL*+
lobster trap/pot. Bottlenose dolphin, WNA
coastal*+
STOP SEINE/WEIR/POUND FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine herring and 50 North Atlantic right
Atlantic mackerel stop seine/ whale, WNA*
weir. Humpback whale, WNA*+
Minke whale, Canadian
east coast
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*
Harbor seal, WNA
Gray seal, Northwest
North Atlantic
U.S. mid-Atlantic mixed species 500 None documented
stop/seine/weir (except the
North Carolina roe mullet stop
net).
U.S. mid-Atlantic crab stop 2,600 None documented
seine/weir.
DREDGE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine, U.S. mid-Atlantic 233 None documented
sea scallop dredge.
U.S. mid-Atlantic offshore 100 None documented
surfclam and quahog dredge.
Gulf of Maine mussel............ >50 None documented
U.S. mid-Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico 7,000 None documented
oyster.
HAUL SEINE FISHERIES:
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, 25 None documented
Caribbean haul seine.
BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:
Caribbean beach seine........... 15 West Indian manatee, FL+
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION
FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine urchin dive, hand/ >50 None documented
mechanical collection.
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, 20,000 None documented
Caribbean shellfish dive, hand/
mechanical collection.
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING
VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT)
FISHERIES:.
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, 4,000 None documented
Caribbean commercial passenger
fishing vessel.
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\1\ * Marine mammal stock is strategic or is proposed to be listed as
strategic in the draft SARs for 1998.
\2\ *+ Stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA or as
depleted under the MMPA.
\3\ *List of Abbreviations Used in Table 2 FL - Florida NC - North
Carolina GA - Georgia SC - South Carolina GME/BF - Gulf of Maine/Bay
of Fundy TX - Texas GMX - Gulf of Mexico WNA - Western North Atlantic
List of Fisheries for 2001
NMFS is currently conducting a thorough review of the current
fisheries classifications and will publish proposed changes to the LOF
in the summer of 2000.
Dated: April 19, 2000.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Services.
[FR Doc. 00-10438 Filed 4-25-00; 8:45 am]
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