Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping and to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary

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Surfrider Foundation filed 4 comments on this docket between Aug 8, 2022 and Aug 24, 2022. 33 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1450d ago.

What Surfrider Foundation filed (4)

Abstract

In accordance with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is initiating a scoping process to consider designating a national marine sanctuary in the Hudson Canyon area approximately 100 miles offshore southeast of New York City. NOAA is initiating this scoping process based on the area’s diverse qualities, which are described in the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS’s) November 2016 Hudson Canyon national marine sanctuary nomination. Specifically, WCS’s nomination provides important context and background regarding the natural and cultural resources in the region, the potential benefits of national marine sanctuary designation, recommendations for management of the sanctuary, and a proposed sanctuary boundary, which NOAA will take under consideration, but does not represent an official boundary proposal at this time. As a first step in this scoping process, NOAA invites comments on the factors that will contribute to its determination of whether to designate the area as a national marine sanctuary; designation would include preparation and release of a draft environmental impact statement (including national marine sanctuary boundary alternatives), proposed regulations, and a draft management plan. This scoping process will also inform the initiation of any consultations with Federal, State, or local agencies, Tribes, and other interested parties, as appropriate. In support of the scoping process, the nomination package and additional information regarding the qualities of the Hudson Canyon area can be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/.

• Surfrider FoundationTHIS ORG

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• Wildlife Conservation Societytrade assoc.

  18 filings · confidence 85%
• Gambler Incunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Long Island Commercial Fishing Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• National Marine Sanctuary Foundationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• American Bluefin Tuna Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Blue Water Fishermen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Campanale & Sons Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Coalition of Aquariumstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Coalition of eNGO supporterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Coalition of NYC Cultural Institutions supporting Hudson Canyon NMS designationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Coalition of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Organizations / Businessestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Islandtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Congressional Sportsmen's Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Fishermen's Dock Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Garden State Seafood Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Hudson River Fishermen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Marine Retailers Association of the Americastrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Marine Trades Association of New Jerseytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Marine Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Parks Conservation Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Resources Protective Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New Jersey Outdoor Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• North American Submarine Cable Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Office of New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adamstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Offshore Fishery Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Recreational Fishing Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Seafreeze Shoreside and Seafreeze Ltd.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The American Saltwater Guides Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Billfish Foundation Comment on Hudson Canyon NOItrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Viking Yacht Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Works on Water and Wildlife Conservation Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%