81 FR 54518 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

Page Range		54518-54518
FR Document		2016-19503

We announce the reduction of the commercial per-trip possession limit for northern red hake for the remainder of the 2016 fishing year. This action is required to prevent the northern red hake total allowable landing limit from being exceeded. This announcement informs the public that the northern red hake possession limit is reduced.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 120109034-2171-01]
RIN 0648-XE787


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh 
Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Inseason 
Possession Limit

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.

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SUMMARY: We announce the reduction of the commercial per-trip 
possession limit for northern red hake for the remainder of the 2016 
fishing year. This action is required to prevent the northern red hake 
total allowable landing limit from being exceeded. This announcement 
informs the public that the northern red hake possession limit is 
reduced.

DATES: Effective August 16, 2016, through April 30, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid Lichwell, Fishery Management 
Specialist, 978-675-9112.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Regulations governing the red hake fishery are found at 50 CFR part 
648. The small-mesh multispecies fishery is managed primarily through a 
series of exemptions from the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries 
Management Plan. The regulations describing the process to adjust 
inseason commercial possession limits of northern red hake are 
described in Sec.  648.86(d)(4) and (5). These regulations require the 
National Marine Fisheries Service Regional Administrator, Greater 
Atlantic Region, to reduce the northern red hake possession limit from 
3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to 1,500 lb (680 kg) when landings have been 
projected to reach or exceed 45 percent of the total allowable landings 
(TAL). The possession limit is required to be further reduced from 
1,500 lb (680 kg) to 400 lb (181 kg) if landings are projected to reach 
or exceed 62.5 percent of the TAL, unless such a reduction would be 
expected to prevent the TAL from being reached. The final rule 
implementing the small-mesh multispecies specifications for 2016-2017, 
which published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2016 (81 FR 41866), 
set these inseason adjustment thresholds for the 2016 fishing year. 
These trip limit adjustment thresholds are accountability measures put 
in place because the annual catch limits (ACL) for northern red hake 
were exceeded for the 2012 and 2013 fishing years, and the northern red 
hake stock was experiencing overfishing.

Inseason Action

    On August 8, 2016, the northern red hake commercial possession 
limit was reduced from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to 1,500 lb (680 kg) because 
the overall commercial landings reached 45 percent of the TAL. Based on 
commercial landings data reported through July 27, 2016, the northern 
red hake fishery is projected to reach 65.2 percent of the TAL on 
August 6, 2016. Based on this projection, we are required to reduce the 
commercial northern red hake possession limit from 1,500 lb (680 kg) to 
400 lb (181 kg) to prevent the TAL from being exceeded. On the 
effective date of this action, no person may possess on board or land 
more than 400 lb (181 kg) of northern red hake per trip for the 
remainder of the fishing year (i.e., through April 30, 2017).

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from 
review under Executive Order 12866.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-19503 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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hours for taking migratory game birds by
falconry.
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Extended falconry dates

ATLANTIC FLYWAY

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New York
Ducks, mergansers and coots:
Long Island Zone ................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Nov. 23 & Nov. 28–Dec. 4 & Jan.
30–Feb. 13.
Northeastern Zone .............................................................................................................. Oct. 1–Oct. 7 & Oct. 31–Nov. 4 & Dec.
12–Jan. 13.
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Western Zone ..................................................................................................................... Oct. 1–Oct. 21 & Dec. 5–Dec. 30.

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* * * * * FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid the 2012 and 2013 fishing years, and the
Dated: August 10, 2016. Lichwell, Fishery Management northern red hake stock was
Tina A. Campbell, Specialist, 978–675–9112. experiencing overfishing.
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inseason Action
Management Programs.
Background
[FR Doc. 2016–19447 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] On August 8, 2016, the northern red
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Regulations governing the red hake hake commercial possession limit was
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. reduced from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to
The small-mesh multispecies fishery is 1,500 lb (680 kg) because the overall
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE managed primarily through a series of commercial landings reached 45 percent
exemptions from the Northeast of the TAL. Based on commercial
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Multispecies Fisheries Management landings data reported through July 27,
Administration Plan. The regulations describing the 2016, the northern red hake fishery is
process to adjust inseason commercial projected to reach 65.2 percent of the
50 CFR Part 648 possession limits of northern red hake
TAL on August 6, 2016. Based on this
are described in § 648.86(d)(4) and (5).
[Docket No. 120109034–2171–01] projection, we are required to reduce the
These regulations require the National
commercial northern red hake
RIN 0648–XE787 Marine Fisheries Service Regional
Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region, possession limit from 1,500 lb (680 kg)
Fisheries of the Northeastern United to reduce the northern red hake to 400 lb (181 kg) to prevent the TAL
States; Small-Mesh Multispecies possession limit from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) from being exceeded. On the effective
Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern to 1,500 lb (680 kg) when landings have date of this action, no person may
Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit been projected to reach or exceed 45 possess on board or land more than 400
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries percent of the total allowable landings lb (181 kg) of northern red hake per trip
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (TAL). The possession limit is required for the remainder of the fishing year
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to be further reduced from 1,500 lb (680 (i.e., through April 30, 2017).
Commerce. kg) to 400 lb (181 kg) if landings are Classification
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason projected to reach or exceed 62.5
adjustment. percent of the TAL, unless such a This action is taken under 50 CFR
reduction would be expected to prevent part 648 and is exempt from review
SUMMARY: We announce the reduction of the TAL from being reached. The final under Executive Order 12866.
the commercial per-trip possession limit rule implementing the small-mesh
for northern red hake for the remainder multispecies specifications for 2016– Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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of the 2016 fishing year. This action is 2017, which published in the Federal Dated: August 11, 2016.
required to prevent the northern red Register on June 28, 2016 (81 FR 41866), Emily H. Menashes,
hake total allowable landing limit from set these inseason adjustment Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
being exceeded. This announcement thresholds for the 2016 fishing year. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
informs the public that the northern red These trip limit adjustment thresholds [FR Doc. 2016–19503 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
hake possession limit is reduced. are accountability measures put in place
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DATES: Effective August 16, 2016, because the annual catch limits (ACL)
through April 30, 2017. for northern red hake were exceeded for

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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		Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
Dates		Effective August 16, 2016, through April 30, 2017.
Contact		Reid Lichwell, Fishery Management Specialist, 978-675-9112.
FR Citation		81 FR 54518
RIN Number		0648-XE78

81 FR 54518 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit

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