Page Range | 2761-2761 | |
FR Document | 2016-00770 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 2761] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00770] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 665 RIN 0648-XE393 Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of lobster harvest guideline. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2016 at zero lobsters. DATES: January 19, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable Fisheries, tel 808-725-5170. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) commercial lobster fishery under the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Hawaiian Archipelago. The regulations at 50 CFR 665.252(b) require NMFS to publish an annual harvest guideline for lobster Permit Area 1, comprised of Federal waters around the NWHI. Regulations governing the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the NWHI prohibit the unpermitted removal of monument resources (50 CFR 404.7), and establish a zero annual harvest guideline for lobsters (50 CFR 404.10(a)). Accordingly, NMFS establishes the harvest guideline for the NWHI commercial lobster fishery for calendar year 2016 at zero lobsters. Harvest of NWHI lobster resources is not allowed. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: January 12, 2016. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-00770 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Rules and Regulations | |
Action | Notification of lobster harvest guideline. | |
Dates | January 19, 2016. | |
Contact | Bob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable Fisheries, tel 808-725-5170. | |
FR Citation | 81 FR 2761 | |
RIN Number | 0648-XE39 |