[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2410-2419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1275]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 083000B]
RIN 0648-AN92


Notice of the Continuing Effect of the List of Fisheries

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

ACTION: Notice of the list of fisheries for 2002.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service is providing 
notification that the 2001 List of Fisheries (LOF) remains in effect 
for 2002. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS must 
place a commercial fishery on the LOF under one of three categories, 
based upon the level of serious injury and mortality of marine mammals 
that occur incidental to 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.

ADDRESSES: Registration information, materials, and marine mammal 
reporting forms may be obtained from the following regional offices:

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    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: Teletha Griffin.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Menashes, Office of Protected 
Resources, 301-713-2322 ext. 101; Kim Thounhurst, Northeast Region, 
978-281-9138; Katie Moore, Southeast Region, 727-570-5312; Tim Price, 
Southwest Region, 562-980-4029; Brent Norberg, Northwest Region, 206-
526-6733; Amy Van Atten, 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:

Electronic Access

    The 2001 List of Fisheries is accessible by the Internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/PR2/Fisheries_Interactions/list_of_fisheries.html.

Background

    This notice provides that the 2001 LOF published in August 15, 2001 
(66 FR 42788) remains in effect for 2002 with no changes. NMFS intends 
to propose changes to the LOF for 2003, which is scheduled to publish 
as a proposed rule and be available for public comment in the summer of 
2002.

What Is the List of Fisheries?

    Under section 118 of the MMPA, NMFS must publish, at least 
annually, a LOF that places all U.S. commercial fisheries into one of 
three categories based on the level of incidental serious injury and 
mortality of marine mammals that occurs in each fishery. The 
categorization of a fishery in the LOF determines whether participants 
in that fishery may be required to comply with certain provisions of 
the MMPA, such as registration, observer coverage, and take reduction 
plan requirements.

How Does NMFS Determine In Which Category a Fishery is Placed?

    The definitions for the fishery classification criteria can be 
found in the implementing regulations for section 118 of the MMPA (50 
CFR part 229). In addition, these definitions are summarized in the 
preambles to the final rule implementing section 118 (60 FR 45086, 
August 30, 1995), the final LOF for 1996 (60 FR 67063, December 28, 
1995), and the proposed LOF for 2001 (66 FR 6545, January 22, 2001).

How Do I Find Out if a Specific Fishery is in Category I, II, or 
III?

    This document includes two tables that list all U.S. commercial 
fisheries by LOF Category. Table 1 lists all of the fisheries in the 
Pacific Ocean (including Alaska). Table 2 lists all of the fisheries in 
the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean.

Am I Required to Register Under the MMPA?

    Owners of vessels or gear engaging in a Category I or II fishery 
are required under 50 CFR 229.4 to register with NMFS and obtain a 
marine mammal authorization from NMFS in order to lawfully incidentally 
take a marine mammal in a commercial fishery. Owners of vessels or gear 
engaged in a Category III fishery are not required to register with 
NMFS or obtain a marine mammal authorization.

How Do I Register?

    You must register through NMFS' Regional Offices (see ADDRESSES) 
unless you participate in a fishery that has an integrated registration 
program. Upon receipt of a completed registration, NMFS will issue 
vessel or gear owners a decal or other physical evidence of a current 
and valid registration that must be displayed or that must be in the 
possession of the master of each vessel while fishing (MMPA Section 
118(c)(3)(A)).
    For some fisheries, NMFS has integrated the MMPA registration 
process with existing state and Federal fishery license, registration, 
or permit systems and related programs. Participants in these fisheries 
are automatically registered under the MMPA and are not required to pay 
the $25 registration fee.

Which Fisheries Have Integrated Registration Programs?

    The following fisheries have integrated registration programs under 
the MMPA: all Alaska Category II fisheries; all Washington and Oregon 
Category II fisheries; the Gulf of Maine/U.S. Mid-Atlantic lobster 
trap/pot fishery; the Federal portion of the Northeast sink gillnet 
fishery; and, the Federal portion of the Atlantic squid, mackerel, 
butterfish trawl fishery. Special procedures and instructions for 
registration in these integrated fisheries are described in the 
preamble to the final LOF for 1998 (63 FR 5748, February 4, 1998).

How Do I Renew My Registration Under the MMPA?

    The Regional Offices annually send renewal packets to participants 
in Category I or II fisheries that have previously registered; however, 
it is your responsibility to ensure that registration or renewal forms 
are submitted to NMFS at least 30 days in advance of fishing. If you 
have not received a renewal packet by January 1 or are registering for 
the first time, request a registration form from the appropriate 
Regional Office (see ADDRESSES).

Am I Required to Submit Reports When I Injure or Kill a Marine 
Mammal During the Course of Commercial Fishing Operations?

    Any vessel owner or operator, or fisher (in the case of non-vessel 
fisheries), participating in a Category I, II, or III fishery must 
comply with 50 CFR 229.6 and report all incidental injuries or 
mortalities of marine mammals that occur during commercial fishing 
operations to NMFS. ``Injury'' is defined in 50 CFR 229.2 as a wound or 
other physical harm. In addition, any animal that ingests fishing gear 
or any animal that is released with fishing gear entangling, trailing, 
or perforating any part of the body is considered injured and must be 
reported. Instructions on how to submit reports can be found in 50 CFR 
229.6.

Am I Required to Take an Observer Aboard My Vessel?

    Fishers participating in a Category I or II fishery are required to 
accommodate an observer aboard your vessel(s) upon request. Observer 
requirements can be found in 50 CFR 229.7.

Am I Required to Comply With Any Take Reduction Plan Regulations?

    Fishers participating in a Category I or II fishery are required to 
comply with any applicable take reduction plans. NMFS may develop and 
implement take reduction plans for any Category I or II fishery that 
interacts with a strategic stock. 50 CFR part 229, subpart C provides 
take reduction plan regulations.

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List of Fisheries

    The following two tables list U.S. commercial fisheries according 
to their assigned categories under section 118 of the MMPA. The 
estimated number of vessels/participants is expressed in terms of the 
number of active participants in the fishery, when possible. If this 
information is not available, the estimated number of vessels or 
persons licensed for a particular fishery is provided. If no recent 
information is available on the number of participants in a fishery, 
the number from the 1996 LOF is used.
    The tables also list the marine mammal species and 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 in a 
given fishery. However, not all species or stocks identified are 
necessarily independently responsible for a fishery's categorization. 
There are a few fisheries that are in Category II that have no recently 
documented interactions with marine mammals. Justifications for 
placement of these fisheries are by analogy to other gear types that 
are known to injure or kill marine mammals, as discussed in the final 
LOF for 1996.
    Commercial fisheries in the Pacific Ocean (including Alaska) are 
included in Table 1; commercial fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf 
of Mexico, and Caribbean are included 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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                                                         Marine mammal
                                   Estimated no. of   species and stocks
       Fishery Description         vessels/ persons      incidentally
                                                        killed/injured
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                               Category I
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GILLNET FISHERIES:
CA angel shark/halibut and other                 58   Harbor porpoise,
 species large mesh (>3.5in) set                       central 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   ..................
 drift gillnet.                                       Steller sea lion,
                                                       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
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                               Category II
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GILLNET FISHERIES:                                    ..................
AK Bristol Bay salmon drift                   1,903   Steller sea lion,
 gillnet.                                              Western U.S.*+
                                                      Northern fur seal,
                                                       Eastern Pacific*
                                                      Harbor seal,
                                                       Bering Sea
                                                      Beluga whale,
                                                       Bristol Bay
                                                      Gray whale,
                                                       Eastern north
                                                       Pacific
                                                      Spotted seal, AK
                                                      Pacific white-
                                                       sided dolphin,
                                                       North Pacific
AK Bristol Bay salmon set                     1,014   Harbor seal,
 gillnet.                                              Bering Sea
                                                      Beluga whale,
                                                       Bristol Bay
                                                      Gray whale,
                                                       Eastern North
                                                       Pacific
                                                      Northern fur seal,
                                                       Eastern Pacific*
                                                      Spotted seal, AK
AK Cook Inlet salmon drift                      576   Steller sea lion,
 gillnet.                                              Western U.S.*+
                                                      Harbor seal, GOA
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GOA
                                                      Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
                                                      Beluga whale, Cook
                                                       Inlet*+

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AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet                745   Steller sea lion,
                                                       Western U.S.*+
                                                      Harbor seal, GOA
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GOA
                                                      Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
                                                      Beluga whale, Cook
                                                       Inlet*+
AK Kodiak salmon set gillnet....                188   Harbor seal, GOA
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GOA
                                                      Sea otter, AK
AK Metlakatla/Annette Island                     60   None documented
 salmon drift gillnet.
AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands                   164   Northern fur seal,
 salmon drift gillnet                                  Eastern Pacific*
                                                      Harbor seal, GOA
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       Bering Sea
                                                      Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands                   116   Steller sea lion,
 salmon set gillnet.                                   Western U.S.*+
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       Bering Sea
AK Prince William Sound salmon                  541   Steller sea lion,
 drift gillnet.                                        Western U.S.*+
                                                      Northern fur seal,
                                                       Eastern Pacific*
                                                      Harbor seal, GOA
                                                      Pacific white-
                                                       sided dolphin,
                                                       North Pacific
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GOA
                                                      Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
                                                      Sea Otter, AK
AK Southeast salmon drift                       481   Steller sea lion,
 gillnet.                                              Eastern U.S.*+
                                                      Harbor seal,
                                                       Southeast AK
                                                      Pacific white-
                                                       sided dolphin,
                                                       North Pacific
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       Southeast AK
                                                      Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
                                                      Humpback whale,
                                                       central North
                                                       Pacific*+
AK Yakutat salmon set gillnet...                170   Harbor seal,
                                                       Southeast AK
                                                      Gray whale,
                                                       Eastern North
                                                       Pacific
WA Puget Sound Region salmon                    725   Harbor porpoise,
 drift gillnet (includes all                           inland WA
 inland waters south of US-                           Dall's porpoise,
 Canada border and eastward of                         CA/OR/WA
 the Bonilla-Tatoosh line treaty                      Harbor seal, WA
 Indian fishing is excluded).                          inland
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
AK Southeast salmon purse seine.                416   Humpback whale,
                                                       central North
                                                       Pacific*+
CA anchovy, mackerel, tuna purse                150   Bottlenose
 seine.                                                dolphin, CA/OR/WA
                                                       offshore
                                                      California sea
                                                       lion, U.S.
                                                      Harbor seal, CA
CA squid purse seine............                 65   Short-finned pilot
                                                       whale, CA/OR/WA*
TRAWL FISHERIES:
AK miscellaneous finfish pair                     2   None documented
 trawl.
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
California longline.............                 45   California sea
                                                       lion
OR swordfish floating longline..                  2   None documented
OR blue shark floating longline                   1   None documented
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                              Category III
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GILLNET FISHERIES:
AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton                   1,922   Harbor porpoise,
 Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet.                       Bering Sea
AK miscellaneous finfish set                      3   Steller sea lion,
 gillnet                                               Western U.S.*+
AK Prince William Sound salmon                   30   Steller sea lion,
 set gillnet.                                          Western U.S.*+
                                                      Harbor seal, GOA
AK roe herring and food/bait                  2,034   None documented
 herring gillnet.
CA set and drift gillnet                        341   None documented
 fisheries that use a stretched
 mesh size of 3.5 in or less.
Hawaii gillnet..................                115   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, HI
                                                      Spinner dolphin,
                                                       HI
WA Grays Harbor salmon drift                     24   Harbor seal, OR/WA
 gillnet (excluding treaty                             coast
 Tribal fishing).
WA, OR herring, smelt, shad,                    913   None documented
 sturgeon, bottom fish, mullet,
 perch, rockfish gillnet.
WA, OR lower Columbia River                     110   California sea
 (includes tributaries) drift                          lion, U.S.
 gillnet.                                             Harbor seal, OR/WA
                                                       coast
WA Willapa Bay drift gillnet....                 82   Harbor seal, OR/WA
                                                       coast
                                                      Northern elephant
                                                       seal, CA breeding
PURSE SEINE, BEACH SEINE, ROUND
 HAUL AND THROW NET FISHERIES:
AK Metlakatla salmon purse seine                 10   None documented
AK miscellaneous finfish beach                    1   None documented
 seine.
AK miscellaneous finfish purse                    3   None documented
 seine.

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AK octopus/squid purse seine....                  2   None documented
AK roe herring and food/bait                      8   None documented
 herring beach seine.
AK roe herring and food/bait                    624   None documented
 herring purse seine.
AK salmon beach seine...........                 34   None documented
AK salmon purse seine (except                   953   Harbor seal, GOA
 Southeast Alaska, which is in
 Category II).
CA herring purse seine..........                100   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, CA
                                                       coastal
                                                      California sea
                                                       lion, U.S.
                                                      Harbor seal, CA
CA sardine purse seine..........                120   None documented
HI opelu/akule net..............                 16   None documented
HI purse seine..................                 18   None documented
HI throw net, cast net..........                 47   None documented
WA (all species) beach seine or                 235   None documented
 drag seine.
WA, OR herring, smelt, squid                    130   None documented
 purse seine or lampara.
WA salmon purse seine...........                440   None documented
WA salmon reef net                               53   None documented
DIP NET FISHERIES:
CA squid dip net................                115   None documented
WA, OR smelt, herring dip net...                119   None documented
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
CA salmon enhancement rearing                    >1   None documented
 pen.
OR salmon ranch.................                  1   None documented
WA, OR salmon net pens..........                 14   California sea
                                                       lion, U.S.
                                                      Harbor seal, WA
                                                       inland waters
TROLL FISHERIES:
 AK north Pacific halibut, AK        1,530 (330 AK)   None documented
 bottom fish, WA, OR, CA
 albacore, groundfish, bottom
 fish, CA halibut non-salmonid
 troll fisheries.
AK salmon troll.................              2,335   Steller sea lion,
                                                       Western U.S.*+
                                                      Steller sea lion,
                                                       Eastern U.S.*+
American Samoa tuna troll.......                 50   None documented
CA/OR/WA salmon troll...........              4,300   None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern                     50   None documented
 Mariana Islands tuna troll.
Guam tuna troll.................                 50   None documented
HI net unclassified.............                106   None documented
HI trolling, rod and reel                     1,795   None documented
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES:                          HI trolling, rod
                                                       and reel
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands                 115   Northern elephant
 groundfish longline/set line                          seal, CA breeding
 (federally regulated waters,                         Killer whale,
 including miscellaneous finfish                       Eastern North
 and sablefish).                                       Pacific resident
                                                      Killer whale,
                                                       transient
                                                      Steller sea lion,
                                                       Western U.S.*+
                                                      Pacific white-
                                                       sided dolphin,
                                                       North Pacific
                                                      Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
                                                      Harbor seal,
                                                       Bering Sea
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish                    876   Steller sea lion,
 longline/set line (federally                          Western U.S.*+
 regulated waters, including                          Harbor seal,
 miscellaneous finfish and                             Southeast AK
 sablefish).                                          Northern elephant
                                                       seal, CA breeding
AK halibut longline/set line                  3,079   Steller sea lion,
 (State and Federal waters).                           Western U.S.*+
AK octopus/squid longline.......                  7   None documented
AK state-managed waters                         731   None documented
 groundfish longline/setline
 (including sablefish, rockfish,
 and miscellaneous finfish).
CA shark/bonito longline/set                     10   None documented
 line.
HI swordfish, tuna, billfish,                   140   Humpback whale,
 mahi mahi, wahoo, oceanic                             Central North
 sharks longline/set line.                             Pacific*+
                                                      False killer
                                                       whales, HI
                                                      Risso's dolphin,
                                                       HI
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, HI
                                                      Spinner dolphin,
                                                       HI
                                                      Short-finned pilot
                                                       whale, HI
                                                      Sperm whale, HI
WA, OR, CA groundfish,                          367   None documented
 bottomfish longline/set line.
WA, OR North Pacific halibut                    350   None documented
 longline/set line.
TRAWL FISHERIES:

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AK Bering Sea and Aleutian                      166   Steller sea lion,
 Islands Groundfish Trawl.                             Western U.S.*+
                                                      Northern fur seal,
                                                       Eastern pacific*
                                                      Killer whale,
                                                       Eastern North
                                                       Pacific resident
                                                      Killer whale,
                                                       Eastern North
                                                       Pacific transient
                                                      Pacific white
                                                       sided dolphin,
                                                       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, AK
                                                      Pacific walrus, AK
                                                      Humpback whale,
                                                       Central North
                                                       Pacific*+
                                                      Humpback whale,
                                                       Western North
                                                       Pacific*+
AK food/bait herring trawl......                  3   None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish                    198   Steller sea lion,
 trawl.                                                Western U.S.*+
                                                      Northern fur seal,
                                                       Eastern Pacific*
                                                      Harbor seal, GOA
                                                       Dall's porpoise,
                                                       AK
                                                      Northern elephant
                                                       seal, CA breeding
                                                      Fin whale,
                                                       Northeast Pacific
AK miscellaneous finfish otter                    6   None documented
 or beam trawl.
AK shrimp otter trawl and beam                   58   None documented
 trawl (statewide and Cook
 Inlet).
AK state-managed waters of Cook                   2   None documented
 Inlet, Kachemak Bay, Prince
 William Sound, Southeast AK
 groundfish trawl
WA, OR, CA groundfish trawl.....                585   Steller sea lion,
                                                       Western 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
WA, OR, CA shrimp trawl.........                300   None documented
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP
 FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska                   257   Harbor seal, GOA
 finfish pot.                                         Harbor seal,
                                                       Bering Sea
                                                      Sea otter, AK
AK crustacean pot...............              1,852   Harbor porpoise,
                                                       Southeast AK
AK octopus/squid pot                             72   None documented
AK snail pot....................                  2   None documented
CA lobster, prawn, shrimp, rock                 608   Sea otter, CA
 crab, fish pot.
OR, CA hagfish pot or trap                       25   None documented
WA, OR, CA crab pot.............              1,478   None documented
WA, OR, CA sablefish pot........                176   None documented
WA, OR shrimp pot & trap........                254   None documented
HI crab trap....................                 22   None documented
HI fish trap....................                 19   None documented
HI lobster trap.................                 15   Hawaiian monk
                                                       seal*+
HI shrimp trap..................                  5   None documented
HANDLINE AND JIG FISHERIES:
AK miscellaneous finfish                        100   None documented
 handline and mechanical jig.
AK North Pacific halibut                         93   None documented
 handline and mechanical jig.
AK octopus/squid handline.......                  2   None documented
American Samoa bottomfish.......                 50   None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern                     50   None documented
 Mariana Islands bottomfish.
Guam bottomfish.................                 50   None documented
HI aku boat, pole and line......                 54   None documented
HI deep sea bottomfish..........                434   Hawaiian monk
                                                       seal*+
 Hi inshore handline............                650   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, HI
HI tuna.........................                144   Rough-toothed
                                                       dolphin, HI
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, HI
                                                      Hawaiian monk
                                                       seal*+
WA groundfish, bottomfish jig...                679   None documented
HARPOON FISHERIES:
CA swordfish harpoon............                228   None documented
POUND NET/WEIR FISHERIES:
AK herring spawn on kelp pound                  452   None documented
 net.
AK Southeast herring roe/food/                    3   None documented
 bait pound net.
WA herring brush weir...........                  1   None documented

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BAIT PENS:
WA/OR/CA bait pens..............                 13   None documented
DREDGE FISHERIES:
Coastwide scallop dredge........        108 (12 AK)   None documented
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION
 FISHERIES:
AK abalone......................                  1   None documented
AK clam.........................                156   None documented
WA herring spawn on kelp........                  4   None documented
AK dungeness crab...............                  3   None documented
AK herring spawn on kelp........                363   None documented
AK urchin and other fish/                       471   None documented
 shellfish.
CA abalone......................                111   None documented
CA sea urchin...................                583   None documented
HI coral diving.................                  2   None documented
HI fish pond....................                 10   None documented
HI handpick.....................                135   None documented
HI lobster diving...............                  6   None documented
HI squiding, spear..............                267   None documented
WA, CA 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.
WA shellfish aquaculture........                684   None documented
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING
 VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT)
 FISHERIES:
AK, WA, OR, CA commercial         >7,000 (1,107 AK)   None documented
 passenger fishing vessel.
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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\*\ Marine mammal stock is strategic.
\+\ stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered
  Species Act (ESA) or as depleted under the MMPA. List of Abbreviations
  Used in Table 1: AK, Alaska; CA , California; HI, Hawaii; GOA, Gulf of
  Alaska; OR, Oregon, and WA, Washington


 Table 2--List of Fisheries Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean,
                      Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean
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                                                         Marine mammal
                                    Estimated # of    species and stocks
       Fishery Description          vessels/persons      incidentally
                                                      injured and killed
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                               Category I
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 GILLNET FISHERIES:                                   ..................
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:                                   ..................

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Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf                 200   Humpback whale,
 of Mexico large pelagics                              WNA*+
 longline.                                            Minke whale,
                                                       Canadian 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:                                   ..................
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic American              13,000   North Atlantic
 lobster trap/pot.                                     right whale,
                                                       WNA*+
                                                      Humpback whale,
                                                       WNA*+
                                                      Fin whale, WNA*+
                                                      Minke whale,
                                                       Canadian east
                                                       coast
                                                      Harbor seal, WNA
TRAWL FISHERIES:                                      ..................
Atlantic squid, mackerel,                       620   Common dolphin,
 butterfish trawl.                                     WNA*
                                                      Risso's dolphin,
                                                       WNA
                                                      Long-finned pilot
                                                       whale, WNA*
                                                      Short-finned pilot
                                                       whale, WNA*
                                                      White-sided
                                                       dolphin, WNA*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Category II
------------------------------------------------------------------------
GILLNET FISHERIES:                                    ..................
North Carolina inshore gillnet..                 94   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*+
Northeast anchored float gillnet                133   Humpback whale,
                                                       WNA*+
                                                      White-sided
                                                       dolphin, WNA*
                                                      Harbor seal, WNA
Northeast drift gillnet.........            unknown   None documented
Southeast Atlantic gillnet......                779   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark                 12   Bottlenose
 gillnet.                                              dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*
                                                      North Atlantic
                                                       right whale,
                                                       WNA*+
                                                      Atlantic spotted
                                                       dolphin, WNA
U.S. Mid-Atlantic coastal                      >655   Humpback whale,
 gillnet.                                              WNA*+
                                                      Minke whale,
                                                       Canadian east
                                                       coast
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       offshore
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*+
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GME/BF*
                                                      Harbor seal, WNA
                                                      Harp seal, WNA
                                                      Long-finned pilot
                                                       whale, WNA*
                                                      Short-finned pilot
                                                       whale, WNA*
                                                      White sided
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                      Common dolphin,
                                                       WNA
TRAWL FISHERIES:                                      ..................
Atlantic herring midwater trawl                  17   Harbor seal, WNA
 (including pair trawl).
TRAP/POT FISHERIES:                                   ..................
Atlantic blue crab trap/pot.....            >16,000   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*
                                                      West Indian
                                                       manatee, FL
Northeast trap/pot..............            unknown   Fin whale, WNA
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:                                ..................
Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse                    50   Bottlenose
 seine.                                                dolphin, Western
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Northern
                                                       GMX coastal
HAUL/BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:                           ..................
Mid-Atlantic haul/beach seine...                 25   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GME/BF*
North Carolina long haul seine..                 33   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*
STOP NET FISHERIES:                                   ..................
North Carolina roe mullet stop                   13   Bottlenose
 net.                                                  dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*
POUND NET FISHERIES:                                  ..................

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Virginia pound net..............                187   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Category III
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 GILLNET FISHERIES:                                   ..................
Caribbean gillnet...............               >991   Dwarf sperm whale,
                                                       WNA
                                                      West Indian
                                                       manatee,
                                                       Antillean
Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet..                 45   Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GME/BF
Delaware Bay inshore gillnet....                 60   Humpback whale,
                                                       WNA*+ Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*+ Harbor
                                                       porpoise, GME/BF*
Gulf of Mexico gillnet..........                724   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Western
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Northern
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Eastern
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, GMX Bay,
                                                       Sound, and
                                                       Estuarine*
Long Island Sound inshore                        20   Humpback whale,
 gillnet.                                              WNA*+
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*+
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GME/BF*
Rhode Island, southern                           32   Humpback whale,
 Massachusetts (to Monomoy                             WNA*+
 Island), and New York Bight                          Bottlenose
 (Raritan and Lower New York                           dolphin, WNA
 Bays) inshore gillnet.                                coastal*+
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GME/BF*
TRAWL FISHERIES:                                      ..................
Calico scallops trawl...........                 12   None documented
Crab trawl......................                400   None documented
Georgia, South Carolina,                         25   None documented
 Maryland whelk trawl.
Gulf of Maine, Mid-Atlantic sea                 215   None documented
 scallop trawl.
Gulf of Maine northern shrimp                   320   None documented
 trawl.
Gulf of Mexico butterfish trawl.                  2   Atlantic spotted
                                                       dolphin, Eastern
                                                       GMX
                                                      Pantropical
                                                       spotted dolphin,
                                                       Eastern GMX
Gulf of Mexico mixed species                     20   None documented
 trawl.
Mid-Atlantic mixed species trawl             >1,000   None documented
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
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf            >18,000   Bottlenose
 of Mexico shrimp trawl.                               dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*+
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,
 purse seine.                                          GME/BF*
                                                      Harbor seal, WNA
                                                      Gray seal, WNA
Gulf of Maine menhaden purse                     50   None documented
 seine.
Florida west coast sardine purse                 10   Bottlenose
 seine.                                                dolphin, Eastern
                                                       GMX coastal
Mid-Atlantic menhaden purse                      22   Bottlenose
 seine.                                                dolphin, WNA
                                                       coastal*+
                                                      Humpback whale,
                                                       WNA*+
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,
 hook-and-line.                                        Northwest North
                                                       Atlantic
                                                      Humpback whale,
                                                       WNA
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic             26,223   Humpback whale,
 tuna, shark swordfish hook-and-                       WNA
 line/harpoon.
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf             >5,000   None documented
 of Mexico, and Caribbean
 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.
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf              1,446   None documented
 of Mexico, U.S. Mid-Atlantic
 pelagic hook-and-line/harpoon.
TRAP/POT FISHERIES                                    ..................
Caribbean mixed species trap/pot               >501   None documented
Caribbean spiny lobster trap/pot               >197   None documented
Florida spiny lobster trap/pot..              2,145   Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Eastern
                                                       Gulf of Mexico
                                                       coastal

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Gulf of Mexico blue crab trap/                4,113   Bottlenose
 pot.                                                  dolphin, Western
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Northern
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, Eastern
                                                       GMX coastal
                                                      Bottlenose
                                                       dolphin, GMX Bay,
                                                       Sound, &
                                                       Estuarine*
                                                      West Indian
                                                       manatee, FL*+
Gulf of Mexico mixed species                unknown   None documented
 trap/pot.
Mid-Atlantic mixed species trap/            unknown   Humpback whale,
 pot.                                                  Gulf of Maine
                                                      Minke whale,
                                                       Canadian east
                                                       coast
                                                      Harbor porpoise,
                                                       GM/BF
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf                 10   None documented
 of Mexico golden crab trap/pot.
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf              4,453   None documented
 of Mexico stone crab trap/pot.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic eel trap/pot..               >700   None documented
U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast                  30   None documented
 U.S. Atlantic black sea bass
 trap/pot.
STOP SEINE/WEIR/POUND NET                             ..................
 FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine herring and                        50   North Atlantic
 Atlantic mackerel stop seine/                         right 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 crab stop                   2,600   None documented
 seine/weir.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic mixed species                 751   None documented
 stop seine/weir/ pound net
 (except the North Carolina roe
 mullet stop net).
DREDGE FISHERIES:                                     ..................
Gulf of Maine mussel............                >50   None documented
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic                233   None documented
 sea scallop dredge.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico              7,000   None documented
 oyster.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic offshore surf                 100   None documented
 clam and quahog dredge.
HAUL/BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:                           ..................
Caribbean haul/beach seine......                 15   West Indian
                                                       manatee,
                                                       Antillean
Gulf of Mexico haul/beach seine.            unknown   None documented
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, haul/                25   None documented
 beach seine.
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION                      ..................
 FISHERIES:
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,              20,000   None documented
 Caribbean shellfish dive, hand/
 mechanical collection.
Gulf of Maine urchin dive, hand/                >50   None documented
 mechanical collection.
Gulf of Mexico, Southeast                   unknown   None documented
 Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, and
 Caribbean cast net.
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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* Marine mammal stock is strategic.
+ Stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA or as
  depleted under the MMPA. List of Abbreviations Used in Table 2 FL -
  Florida;GA - Georgia; GME/BF - Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy; GMX - Gulf
  of Mexico; NC - North Carolina; SC - South Carolina; TX - Texas; WNA -
  Western North Atlantic


    Dated: January 10, 2002.
Samuel W. Mckeen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, national Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-1275 Filed 1-16-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S