Together with decision-makers at NOAA, other federal agencies, states, and others, we apply this scientific knowledge to make our environment healthier and improve peoples lives and livelihoods. There are no current data on interactions with pantropical dolphins (or other dolphin species) in any other Pacific Ocean commercial troll fisheries. For observed fisheries with evidence indicating that undocumented interactions may be occurring (e.g., fishery has evidence of fisheries interactions that cannot be attributed to a specific fishery, and stranding network data include evidence of fisheries interactions that cannot be attributed to a specific fishery), stocks may be retained on the LOF for longer than 5 years. ESUs/DPSs of west coast anadromous salmonids was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2015 (80 FR 6695). Response: NMFS thanks FLC for bringing to our attention that the observer coverage information in the AK BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery fact sheet on NMFS' website needs updating. It transmits that position to a NOAA Fisheries-approved communications service provider. As noted in the 2016 SAR (Muto et al., 2017), the 2012 killer whale M/SI in the BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery was assigned to both the resident and transient stocks of killer whale, given no genetic samples were collected and the overlap in the range of the two stocks in Alaska waters. These tribes, all located in Washington State, include the Quinault Indian Nation, the Hoh Tribe, the Quileute Nation, and the Makah Tribe. and E.G. Comment 16: Whale Safe USA requests NMFS maintain the Category I classifications for Northeast/Mid-Atlantic American lobster trap/pot fishery and Northeast sink gillnet fishery. NMFS must classify each commercial fishery on the LOF into one of three categories under the MMPA based upon the level of mortality and serious injury of marine mammals that occurs incidental to each fishery. Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX continental shelf. NMFS is requesting comments on this proposed RFD schedule. Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Southern migratory coastal or Southern NC estuarine system). For this reason, the number of HSFCA permits displayed in Table 3 is likely higher than the actual U.S. fishing effort on the high seas. AOLA states to that according to the 2019 North Atlantic right whale SAR the 5-year mean estimated M/SI from entanglements is 5.55. Species diversity is part of the natural legacy we leave for future generations. Injury determinations for humpback whales and other cetaceans reported to the Hawaiian Islands Disentanglement and Pacific Islands Marine Mammal Response Networks during 2013-2016. The Operations, Management, and Information Services Division supports West Coast Region operations through budget planning, formulation, and execution; human resources management (including Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity); oversight of administrative processes; management of information, information technology, and communications systems; and management of environmental compliance, travel, facilities, safety, and property. Multiple states participate in the Northeast/mid-Atlantic American lobster trap/pot fishery, using a wide variety of gear and gear configurations throughout a large portion of coastal waters. After entering your contact information, check the boxes for the "Groundfish, Pacific Whiting, and/or Recreational Fisheries topics under West Coast Updates". MMPA, 16 U.S.C. In the table below, the Region column shows if the species can be found in a NOAA Fisheries region. Therefore, NMFS reclassifies the AK BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery from a Category II to a Category III fishery in this final rule. Life history information continues to be evaluated and incorporated into the stock assessments which provide the basis for fishery management decisions. After publication of the final rule, NMFS noted the need for corrections to The impacts of numerous fisheries have been analyzed in various biological opinions, and this rule will not affect the conclusions of those opinions. The Commission states that the estimated annual M/SI has not changed, and although the stock's PBR increased to 12 in the 2019 SAR, fishery-related M/SI still exceed PBR by nearly threefold. Reflections on the West Coast Groundfish Survey. on FederalRegister.gov They state that the M/SI should be distributed between stocks based on the relative proportion of the population of the two stocks combined. NMFS clarifies that the fishery does not target bluefin tuna, shortfin mako sharks and other shark species. The tier analysis requires a minimum amount of data, and NMFS does not have sufficient data to perform a tier analysis on certain fisheries. The commenter notes that revising the single M/SI between both killer whale stocks (based on probability of encounter) would distribute the single 2012 M/SI in the BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery from 100 percent for both stocks to 80 percent to the resident stock and 20 percent to the transient stock. Bottlenose dolphin, Sarasota Bay, Little Sarasota Bay. NMFS has designated those fisheries listed by analogy in Tables 1 and 2 by adding a 2 after the fishery's name. 24 pp. This catch data is used along with captain-reported logbooks in place of observer data to debit vessel accounts. Shelden, R.G. List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 2: DEDelaware; FLFlorida; GAGeorgia; GME/BFGulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy; GMXGulf of Mexico; MAMassachusetts; NCNorth Carolina; NYNew York; RIRhode Island; SCSouth Carolina; VAVirginia; WNAWestern North Atlantic; *Fishery has an associated high seas component listed in Table 3. As described in the 2019 LOF (84 FR 22051, May 16, 2019), six false killer whale M/SI incidental to the deep-set longline fishery were observed inside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Hawaii, including three that occurred close to the outer boundary of the Main Hawaiian Islands Longline Fishing Prohibited Area, in close proximity to the outer boundary of the MHI Insular false killer whale stocks' range. However, Maine lobster gear was not the primary entangling gear in these cases. In the 2020 Final LOF, NMFS' response in part to this comment stated: We recognize that there has only been one confirmed mortality (in 2012) in American lobster gear in the past decade. Learn more here. That final rule was effective January 1, 2023. Beginning with the 2009 LOF, NMFS includes high seas fisheries in Table 3 of the LOF, along with the number of valid High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA) permits in each fishery. Send comments regarding these reporting burden estimates or any other aspect of the COI, including suggestions for reducing burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES). The sample size of recovered gear from entanglements is small and much of the retrieved gear is unmarked and cannot be attributed to a particular location. As a result, the recovery of some rockfish species has occurred more than a decade earlier than the timeline estimated by scientists. 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Electronic monitoring consists of video cameras, an integrated Global Positioning System (GPS), and associated sensors. FLC also states that the BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery is currently classified as a Category II based on a killer whale M/SI in 2012. documents in the last year, by the Energy Department Seabirds are a vital part of marine ecosystems and are valuable indicators for ecosystem health. Some species are long-lived, with life spans exceeding 30 years. This provides directives for consistently assigning M/SI to stocks, including times when the M/SI is documented in an area of overlapping stocks. These density data were categorized by species and life stage, habitat type, seasonal period, and geographic region to develop frequency statistics (e.g., 25th and . documents in the last year, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Cory Hom-Weaver. The study did not estimate mortality or injury rates incidental to fisheries. This is the approach NMFS took this approach in 2012 proposed LOF. Any closure will be announced in accordance with Federal regulations at 50 CFR 300.63 (c) and on the NMFS hotline at (206) 526-6667 or (800) 662-9825. While NMFS appreciates the state of Maine's efforts to manage the footprint of where individual lobstermen may set their gear, NMFS must look at the risk that the gear itself poses to large whales, particularly North Atlantic right whales. Therefore, Maine lobster trap/pot fisheries cannot be ruled out as the potential origin for entanglements with undetermined origins. documents in the last year, 11 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration I National Marine Fisheries Service I West Coast Region Goal 2 - Safeguard Protected Species and Propel Their Recovery Advance Reintroduction Efforts for At-Risk Species Identify the steps and resources needed to restore the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery in Santa Cruz County, California which was NMFS adds a superscript 1 to the CA/OR/WA stock of minke whale indicating it is driving the Category II classification of the CA thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (14 in mesh) fishery. Habitat protection and restoration are critical components of species recovery and conservation. The main sectors of the West Coast Groundfish Fishery include: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region's office in Seattle, Washington, manages Pacific Coast groundfish limited entry permits, quota share permits and accounts, vessel accounts, first receiver site licenses, and cooperative applications for the at-sea whiting sectors. For questions related to West Coast groundfish permits and licenses or the associated forms, please contact the NOAA Fisheries Permit Office at (206) 526-4353. Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Northern migratory coastal or Southern migratory coastal). Under the MMPA, we conserve and manage marine mammal populations along the West Coast. Affected Species and NMFS' Determinations: ESA-Listed Species Status . National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region Science, Service, Stewardship U.S. Department of Commerce I National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration I National Marine Fisheries Service 5-Year Review: Snake River Basin Steelhead NOAA Fisheries i July 26, 2022 5-Year Review: Snake River Basin Steelhead Species Reviewed NMFS re-classifies two fisheries in the LOF for 2021. NMFS estimated that M/SI would be, at a minimum, approximately 2 percent of PBR, justifying the Category II classifications for both fisheries. The MHI insular stock of false killer whales have been documented via telemetry to move far enough offshore to reach longline fishing areas (Bradford et al., 2015). Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic. NMFS updates the estimated number of vessels/persons in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean (Table 2) as follows: NMFS notes there is variability in the estimated number of vessels/persons in the Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl fishery. Cameron, P.J. Category I: Annual mortality and serious injury of a stock in a given fishery is greater than or equal to 50 percent of the PBR level (i.e., frequent incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals). Fisheries off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Authorization of Deep-Set Buoy Gear A Proposed Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 02/06/2023 and E. Lyman. Vessels fishing for Pacific hake, shown here, sometimes inadvertently catch salmon in the wintertime fishery. Additionally, no data is currently available to suggest state fisheries should be separated from the Category I Northeast sink gillnet fishery, therefore NMFS retains the Category I classification for the Northeast sink gillnet fishery. Section 118 of the MMPA requires NMFS to place all U.S. commercial fisheries into one of three categories based on the level of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals occurring in each fishery (16 U.S.C. Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan (POCTRP), Atlantic Trawl Gear Take Reduction Team (ATGTRT). Waite, and A.N. Back . The West Coast Region Only the Southern DPS is listed under the Endangered Species Act. 03/03/2023, 1465 American Samoa bottomfish handline fishery from fewer than 30 to fewer than 20 vessels/persons. While every effort has been made to ensure that Because of this court ruling, NMFS conducted updated status reviews for ESA-listed West Coast steelhead ESUs that took into account those non-anadromous populations below dams and other major migration barriers that were considered to be part of the steelhead ESUs (Good et al., 2005). | Find, read and cite all the research . NMFS adds both the Eastern North Pacific Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea Transient stock, and West Coast Transient stock, of killer whales to the list of species/stocks incidentally killed or injured in the Category II CA Dungeness crab pot fishery. the Federal Register. AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet, AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet, AK roe herring and food/bait herring gillnet, WA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing), WA/OR Mainstem Columbia River eulachon gillnet, WA/OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift gillnet. Participants in these fisheries are automatically registered under the MMAP and are not required to submit registration or renewal materials. Importantly, the state of Maine does not use unique gear configurations from other states and gear configurations within Maine's waters are not uniform or divided across the geographic boundaries (i.e., exemption lines) that MLA has identified. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2021, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Together, they advance sustainable management of more than 90 groundfish stocks. in some extreme cases they may reach ages of 100 years or greater. documents in the last year, 122 Atlantic highly migratory species longline fishery from 53 to 45 HSFCA permits; Western Pacific pelagic longline (HI deep-set component) fishery from 145 to 143 HSFCA permits; South Pacific tuna purse seine fishery from 33 to 26 HSFCA permits; South Pacific tuna longline fishery from 2 to 3 HSFCA permits; Western Pacific pelagic longline (HI shallow-set component) fishery from 18 to 11 HSFCA permits; Atlantic highly migratory species handline/pole and line fishery from 2 to 1 HSFCA permits; Pacific highly migratory species handline/pole and line fishery from 41 to 43 HSFCA permits; South Pacific albacore troll handline/pole and line fishery from 11 to 10 HSFCA permits; South Pacific albacore troll fishery from 17 to 18 HSFCA permits; Western Pacific pelagic troll fishery from 5 to 4 HSFCA permits; Northwest Atlantic bottom longline fishery from 3 to 2 HSFCA permits; Pacific highly migratory species longline fishery from 108 to 105 HSFCA permits; and. Response: For determining a fishery's classification on the LOF, NMFS must assess the M/SI with respect to a stock's PBR. The Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program freed fishermen from having to race each other to catch the most fish. We assimilated more than 4500 unique estimates of published juvenile densities (e.g., fish/m2) in estuarine and floodplain habitats. Learn more about Fisheries Management on the West Coast. Specifically, these offices implement protections and conservation efforts under the Endangered Species Act, essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and actions under the Federal Power Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act in their geographic areas. The criteria are also summarized here. Alaska Marine Mammal Stock Assessments, 2016. West Coast Region 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100 PORTLAND, OREGON 97232-1274 . establishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned The communications service provider receives the transmission and relays it to NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries. Non-trawl (commercial, including limited entry and open access), Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery HG, Sablefish North of 36 N lat. To ensure ESA compliance for the issuance of IHAs, NMFS consults internally whenever we propose to authorize take for endangered or threatened species. Therefore, NMFS has classified certain fisheries by analogy to other fisheries that use similar fishing techniques or gear that are known to cause mortality or serious injury of marine mammals, or according to factors discussed in the final LOF for 1996 (60 FR 67063; December 28, 1995) and listed in the regulatory definition of a Category II fishery. Our scientists conduct biological, ecological and oceanographic research, observations, and monitoring of the regions living marine resources and their environments. Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal. The commenter notes that in the absence of sufficient data to properly classify all fisheries, the MMPA provides that NMFS may evaluate other factors such as fishing techniques, gear used, methods used to deter marine mammals, target species, seasons and areas fished, qualitative data from logbooks or fishermen reports, stranding data, and the species and distribution of marine mammals in the area, or at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal. However, the probability of encountering either stock is not 100 percent, but proportional to the relative population of the stocks throughout the range. They also develop science-based strategies and effective partnerships to recover and conserve West Coast trust resources. Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, and estuarine. Bottlenose dolphin, Barataria Bay estuarine system. Flatfish: 12 species including petrale sole, Dover sole, starry flounder, arrowtooth flounder, and Pacific sanddab. London, S.A. Mizroch, R.R. CA yellowtail, barracuda, and white seabass drift gillnet (mesh size 3.5 in and <14 in). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-264, 479 p. Henry A, Garron M, Reid A, Morin D, Ledwell W, Cole TVN. MLA further states that there are several factors with disparity among the Northeast and mid-Atlantic lobster fisheries, as well as significant differences in potential overlap with North Atlantic right whales. NOAA Fisheries and the Pacific Fishery Management Counciloversee the management of West Coast groundfish in U.S. federal waters. However, 86 percent of known entanglements were in Canadian gear. So I'm glad we're WA Puget Sound Region salmon drift gillnet (includes all inland waters south of US-Canada border and eastward of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line-Treaty Indian fishing is excluded), Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA. Response: NMFS reviewed the information provided and agrees with FLC. The common entangling mechanism of these gear types are the lazy or easy line. For these fisheries, NMFS will review the other sources of relevant information to determine when it is appropriate to remove a species or stock from the LOF. Species with shorter life expectancies tend to have more variable reproductive success. Following consultation with the U.S. Further, gear marking and right whale monitoring efforts throughout Maine waters are insufficient to determine that the gear or area presents a different risk to large whales. NMFS addressed FWS' concern by deciding that when an ESU contained both steelhead and rainbow trout, NMFS would list only the steelhead population within that ESU as threatened or endangered. Refer to NMFS No. Authority: 02-204-01. In order to land fish species, fishers must be using an authorized gear type. In some cases, more recent information may be available and used in the LOF. The West Coast Groundfish Observer Program produces an annual groundfish mortality and bycatch report. NMFS adds the U.S. stock of California sea lion to the list of species/stocks incidentally killed or injured in the Category III WA/OR/CA shrimp trawl fishery. Comments were received from members of the public, Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Association (AOLA), Freezer Longline Coalition (FLC), Hawaii Longline Association (HLA), Maine Lobstermen's Association (MLA), Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF), Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) and Whale Safe USA. U.S. Department. Information on observer coverage levels in Category I, II, and III fisheries can be found in the fishery fact sheets on the NMFS Office of Protected Resources' website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/list-fisheries-summary-tables. Where can I find more information about the LOF and the MMAP? Therefore, the Commission reiterates its recommendation that NMFS reclassify the SE Alaska salmon drift gillnet as a Category I fishery. For fisheries with observer coverage, species or stocks are generally removed from the list of marine mammal species and/or stocks incidentally killed or injured if no interactions are documented in the 5-year timeframe summarized in that year's LOF. As noted, a fishery is classified under Category I if the annual M/SI of a stock in a given fishery is greater than or equal to 50 percent of the stock's PBR level. The effective date of this final rule is February 16, 2021. State and regional abbreviations used in the following paragraphs include: AK (Alaska), CA (California), HI (Hawaii), OR (Oregon), WA (Washington), and WNA (Western North Atlantic). Committed to conserving and protecting our trust resources, the West Coast Region provides science-based conservation and management for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, marine mammals, sea turtles, and endangered species, and their habitats.

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