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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BM77 | Publication ID: Fall 2024 |
Title: Authorizing Hook-and-line Catcher/Processors to use Longline Pot Gear in the Bering Sea Greenland Turbot Fishery | |
Abstract:
In response to a recommendation by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, this action would allow hook-and-line catcher/processor vessels to use longline pot gear in the Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) fishery in the Bering Sea (BS). Current regulations only allow for the use of hook-and-line or trawl gear when directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the BS. This action is needed due to an increase in killer whale (Orcinus orca) depredation in the BS hook-and-line gear Greenland turbot fishery. The level of depredation has increased to a level where it precludes directed fishing for Greenland turbot using hook-and-line gear. This action would reduce the impacts of whale depredation and allow the fishery to resume. This action would benefit the hook-and-line catcher/processors who choose to participate in the directed fishery for Greenland turbot using longline pot gear. The authority for this action is Section 304(b)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. |
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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 679 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 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: Jon Kurland Regional Administrator, Alaska Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801 Phone:907 586-7638 Email: jon.kurland@noaa.gov |