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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-AV77 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: American Lobster Data Collection and Broodstock Protection Measures | |
Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service is considering the implementation of management measures in the Federal lobster fishery, consistent with recommendations for Federal action as specified in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. These proposed management measures include: 100 percent mandatory dealer reporting requirements for Federal lobster dealers; implementation of a maximum size limit (maximum carapace length restriction) in several Lobster Management Areas (LMA); and, revision to the definition of a V-notch for protection of egg-bearing female lobsters in several LMAs in the Federal American lobster fishery. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 697 | |
Legal Authority: 16 USC 5101 et seq |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 55 Great Republic Way, Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone:978 281-9200 Fax:978 281-9117 Email: pat.kurkul@noaa.gov |