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 2011_register executive 2011-12-01 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7feabce D09002ee1c7feac36 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 proposes regulations to implement the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment (Comprehensive ACL Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper), the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab), the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States (Dolphin and Wahoo), and the Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region (Sargassum) as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). If implemented, this rule would specify annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for species in the FMPs for Snapper- Grouper, Dolphin and Wahoo, and Golden Crab. The rule would also describe the current terminology and measures in place in the Sargassum FMP that are equivalent to an ACL and AMs. For Sargassum, the rule would not specifically set an ACL because there is currently a commercial quota in place which functions as an ACL, and there are commercial closure provisions in the event the quota is met or projected to be met which functions as an AM. In addition, the rule would revise the snapper-grouper fishery management unit (FMU), including the removal of some species, designation of ecosystem component (EC) species, and the development of species groups. This rule would establish a daily vessel limit for the recreational possession of wreckfish, create a closed season for the wreckfish recreational sector, prohibit recreational bag limit sales of dolphin from for-hire vessels, and set a minimum size limit for dolphin off most of the South Atlantic states. The intent of this rule is to specify ACLs for species not undergoing overfishing while maintaining catch levels consistent with achieving optimum yield (OY) for the resource. 76 FR 74757 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-01/2011-30743 2011-30743 fr01de11-35 RIN 0648-AY73 3510-22-P Docket No. 100812345-1677-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-01/2011-30743 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-01/html/2011-30743.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-01/pdf/2011-30743.pdf Fisheries Fishing Puerto Rico Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Virgin Islands 14 p. 74757 74770 76 FR 74757 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 RIN 0648-AY73 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the South Atlantic; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue PRORULE 2011-30743 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2011-12-19 Docket No. 100812345-1677-01 3510-22-P 2011-30743 Proposed rule; request for comments.

NMFS proposes regulations to implement the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment (Comprehensive ACL Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper), the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab), the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States (Dolphin and Wahoo), and the Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region (Sargassum) as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). If implemented, this rule would specify annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for species in the FMPs for Snapper- Grouper, Dolphin and Wahoo, and Golden Crab. The rule would also describe the current terminology and measures in place in the Sargassum FMP that are equivalent to an ACL and AMs. For Sargassum, the rule would not specifically set an ACL because there is currently a commercial quota in place which functions as an ACL, and there are commercial closure provisions in the event the quota is met or projected to be met which functions as an AM. In addition, the rule would revise the snapper-grouper fishery management unit (FMU), including the removal of some species, designation of ecosystem component (EC) species, and the development of species groups. This rule would establish a daily vessel limit for the recreational possession of wreckfish, create a closed season for the wreckfish recreational sector, prohibit recreational bag limit sales of dolphin from for-hire vessels, and set a minimum size limit for dolphin off most of the South Atlantic states. The intent of this rule is to specify ACLs for species not undergoing overfishing while maintaining catch levels consistent with achieving optimum yield (OY) for the resource.

Written comments must be received on or before December 19, 2011. Nikhil Mehta, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, telephone: (727) 824-5305; email: nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov. Fisheries Fishing Puerto Rico Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Virgin Islands Fisheries of Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for South Atlantic , nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/pdfs/Comp%20ACL%20Am%20101411%20FINAL.pdf http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 76, no. 231 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-12-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 815 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-01 P0b002ee181234725 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01de11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-01/pdf/FR-2011-12-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-01/xml/FR-2011-12-01.xml fdlp 74625 75425 DGPO 2011-12-01 2024-06-03 FR-2011-12-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-12-01 76 231