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RIN: 0648-AX68

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: ●Emergency Rule To Reduce Turtle Bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Bottom Longline Fishery
Abstract: In September 2008, NOAAs National Marine Fisheries (NMFS) released a report based on observer data that indicated the total number of loggerhead sea turtle takes by the eastern Gulf of Mexico reef fish bottom longline fishery was much greater than that authorized in the most recent biological opinion. Therefore, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested NMFS take emergency action to reduce the number of takes by the fishery. The action requested by the Council is to move the bottom longline component of the eastern Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery out to 50 fathoms to reduce sea turtle take for 2009 fishing year. This rule would reduce take in the short term while the Council develops long-term measures to reduce sea turtle take in a plan amendment.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	04/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Roy Crabtree Regional Administrator, Southeast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, 263 Thirteenth Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone:727 570-5305 Fax:727 570-5583 Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov