[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
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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    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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