United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2004_register executive 2017-03-07 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c816672a D09002ee1c81667f8 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS is issuing a final rule to prohibit shallow longline sets of the type normally targeting swordfish on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean east of 150[deg] W. long. by vessels managed under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (FMP). This action is intended to protect endangered and threatened sea turtles from the adverse impacts of shallow longline fishing by U.S. longline fishing vessels in the Pacific Ocean and operating out of the west coast. This rule supplements the regulations that implement the FMP that prohibit shallow longline sets on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean west of 150[deg] W. long. by vessels managed under that FMP. The FMP was partially approved by NMFS on February 4, 2004. Together, these two regulations are expected to conserve leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles as required under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 69 FR 11540 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-03-11/04-5553 04-5553 fr11mr04-14 RIN 0648-AR53 3510-22-S Docket No. 031202301-4067-02 I.D.111403C https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-03-11/04-5553 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-03-11/html/04-5553.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-03-11/pdf/04-5553.pdf 6 p. 11540 11545 69 FR 11540 Title 50 Part 223 50 CFR Part 223 RIN 0648-AR53 Taking of Threatened or Endangered Species Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 04-5553 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2004-04-12 Docket No. 031202301-4067-02 I.D.111403C 3510-22-S 04-5553 Final rule.

NMFS is issuing a final rule to prohibit shallow longline sets of the type normally targeting swordfish on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean east of 150[deg] W. long. by vessels managed under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (FMP). This action is intended to protect endangered and threatened sea turtles from the adverse impacts of shallow longline fishing by U.S. longline fishing vessels in the Pacific Ocean and operating out of the west coast. This rule supplements the regulations that implement the FMP that prohibit shallow longline sets on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean west of 150[deg] W. long. by vessels managed under that FMP. The FMP was partially approved by NMFS on February 4, 2004. Together, these two regulations are expected to conserve leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles as required under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

This final rule is effective April 12, 2004. Tim Price, NMFS, Southwest Region, Protected Resources Division, 562-980-4029. Marine mammals: Commercial fishing operations; incidental taking Sea turtle protection; shallow longline sets for swordfish in Pacific Ocean; prohibition, Daniel.Waldeck@noaa.gov Tim.Price@noaa.gov http://swr.ucsd.edu/ http://www.pcouncil.org/hms/hmsfmp.html Vol. 69, no. 48 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-03-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-03-11 P0b002ee193e9cbee 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11mr04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-03-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-03-11/pdf/FR-2004-03-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-03-11/xml/FR-2004-03-11.xml fdlp 11503 11788 DGPO 2017-03-07 2024-06-07 FR-2004-03-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-03-11 69 48