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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY21 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Reduce Bycatch of Sea Turtles in the Bottom Longline Component of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery 
Abstract: This rule implements an area closure and associated gear restrictions applicable to the bottom longline component of the reef fish fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico to reduce incidental take and mortality of sea turtles. Specifically, this rule prohibits the use of bottom longline gear for the harvest of reef fish shoreward of a line approximating the 35-fathom depth contour in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and limits bottom longline vessels operating in the reef fish fishery east of longitude 8530W to 1,000 hooks onboard, of which only 750 may be actively fished or rigged for fishing. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 223   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531    16 USC 1361 et seq    16 USC 1543, subpart B   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action Effective  10/16/2009    
Final Action  10/21/2009  74 FR 53889   
Extension of Emergency Rule  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0648-AX68, Related to 0648-AX66 
Agency Contact:
Roy E. Crabtree
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 824-5305
Fax:727 824-5308
Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov