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 2015_register executive 2015-01-15 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f80ae7 D09002ee1c7f80b4c 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 Based on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendations, we are issuing this final rule enacting Federal American lobster regulations for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5, including trap reductions in Areas 2 and 3, and broodstock protection measures in Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5. These measures are intended to reduce fishing exploitation and reduce latent effort in the trap fishery to scale the fishery to the size of the Southern New England lobster stock. This action is necessary to ensure fishery regulations for the lobster fishery in Federal waters remain consistent with the intent of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act. 80 FR 2028 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-01-15/2015-00421 2015-00421 fr15ja15-14 RIN 0648-BD45 3510-22-P Docket No. 130705590-5010-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-01-15/2015-00421 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-01-15/html/2015-00421.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-01-15/pdf/2015-00421.pdf Fisheries Fishing 9 p. 2028 2036 80 FR 2028 Title 50 Part 697 50 CFR Part 697 RIN 0648-BD45 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-00421 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2015-05-01 Docket No. 130705590-5010-03 3510-22-P 2015-00421 Final rule.

Based on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendations, we are issuing this final rule enacting Federal American lobster regulations for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5, including trap reductions in Areas 2 and 3, and broodstock protection measures in Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5. These measures are intended to reduce fishing exploitation and reduce latent effort in the trap fishery to scale the fishery to the size of the Southern New England lobster stock. This action is necessary to ensure fishery regulations for the lobster fishery in Federal waters remain consistent with the intent of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.

This rule is effective May 1, 2015, except for the amendments to Sec. 697.19 which are effective April 30, 2016. Allison Murphy, Sector Policy Analyst, (978) 281-9122. Fisheries Fishing Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery , http://www.asmfc.org http://www.nero.noaa.gov http://www.nero.noaa.gov/sfd/sfdmulti.html Vol. 80, no. 10 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-01-15 continuing daily deposited born digital 295 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-01-15 P0b002ee18aa92bdc 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr15ja15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-01-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-01-15/pdf/FR-2015-01-15.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-01-15/xml/FR-2015-01-15.xml fdlp 1997 2284 DGPO 2015-01-15 2024-06-02 FR-2015-01-15 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-01-15 80 10