Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations

30 organizations filed 32 public comments on Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 6595d ago.

Abstract

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP), to delay the effective date of one of the broad-based gear modifications and remove one of the gear-related definitions required in the recent amendment to the ALWTRP (72 FR 57104, October 1, 2007; 73 FR 19171, April 9, 2008). Specifically, NMFS is proposing to delay the October 5, 2008, broad-based sinking groundline requirement for trap/pot fishermen in the Atlantic for an additional six months to April 5, 2009. Additionally, the proposed rule would delete the “neutrally buoyant line” term from the regulations to avoid any potential confusion with the requirements and assist enforcement efforts.

Commenters (30)

• Defenders of Wildlife

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Ocean Alliancetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Conservation Science Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Creators Equity Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Environmental Marine Systemsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• humane societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Institute of Transpersonal Psychologytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Madison Teachers Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Maine Lobstermen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Massachusetts Humane Society Animal Sheltertrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mississippi State Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Coral Reef Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environmenttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• San Jose State Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Sensitronics LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Society for the Conservation of Marine Mammalstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Solid Waste Association of North Americatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Stonington Economic Development Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Sunny Day Cleaning llcunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• the Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Association on AW84trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Humane Society of the United States on AW84trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• the Island Institute on AW84trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society on AW84trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Union of Concerned Scientistsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Delawareunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Floridaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Marylandunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of New Mexicounverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%