81 FR 83206 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures; 2017 Research Fishery
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-27904 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 83206-83208] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27904] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE931 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures; 2017 Research Fishery AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for applications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS announces its request for applications for the 2017 shark research fishery from commercial shark fishermen with directed or incidental shark limited access permits. The shark research fishery allows for the collection of fishery-dependent and biological data for future stock assessments and to meet the research objectives of the Agency. The only commercial vessels authorized to land sandbar sharks are those participating in the shark research fishery. Shark research fishery permittees may also land other large coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal sharks (SCS), smoothhound sharks, and pelagic sharks. Commercial shark fishermen who are interested in participating in the shark research fishery need to submit a completed Shark Research Fishery Permit Application in order to be considered. DATES: Shark Research Fishery Applications must be received no later December 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please submit completed applications to the HMS Management Division at:Mail: Attn: Gu[yacute] DuBeck, HMS Management Division (F/ SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Fax: (301) 713-1917. Email: [email protected]. For copies of the Shark Research Fishery Permit Application, please write to the HMS Management Division at the address listed above, call (301) 427-8503 (phone), or fax a request to (301) 713-1917. Copies of the Shark Research Fishery Application are also available at the HMS Web site at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/compliance/efp/index.html. Additionally, please be advised that your application may be released under the Freedom of Information Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Gu[yacute] DuBeck, Larry Redd, at (301) 427-8503 (phone) or (301) 713-1917 (fax), or Delisse Ortiz at 240-681-9037 (phone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic shark fisheries are managed under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 635. The shark research fishery was established, in part, to maintain time series data for stock assessments and to meet NMFS' research objectives. Since the shark research fishery was established in 2008, the research fishery has allowed for: The collection of fishery- dependent data for current and future stock assessments; the operation of cooperative research to meet NMFS' ongoing research objectives; the collection of updated life-history information used in the sandbar shark (and other species) stock assessment; the collection of data on habitat preferences that might help reduce fishery interactions through bycatch mitigation; evaluation of the utility of the mid-Atlantic closed area on the recovery of dusky sharks and collection of hook- timer and pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) information to determine at-vessel and post-release mortality of dusky sharks; and collection of sharks to determine the weight conversion factor from dressed weight to whole weight. The shark research fishery allows selected commercial fishermen the opportunity to earn revenue from selling additional sharks, including sandbar sharks. Only the commercial shark fishermen selected to participate in the shark research fishery are authorized to land sandbar sharks subject to the sandbar quota available each year. The base quota is 90.7 metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) per year, although this number may be reduced in the event of overharvests, if any. The selected shark research fishery permittees will also be allowed to land other LCS, SCS, smoothhound sharks, and pelagic sharks per any restrictions established on their shark research fishery permit. Generally, the shark research fishery permits are valid only for the calendar year for which they are issued. The specific 2017 trip limits and number of trips per month will depend on the availability of funding, number of selected vessels, the availability of observers, the available quota, and the objectives of the research fishery, and will be included in the permit terms at time of issuance. The number of participants in the research fishery changes each year. In 2016, five fishermen were chosen to participate. From 2008 through 2016, there has been an average of seven participants each year with the range from five to eleven. The trip limits and the number of trips taken per month have changed each year the research fishery has been active. Participants may also be limited on the amount of gear they can deploy on a given set (e.g., number of hooks and sets, soak times, length of longline). In the 2016 fishing season, NMFS split the sandbar and LCS research fishery quotas equally among selected participants, with each vessel allocated 14.5 mt dw of sandbar shark research fishery quota and 8.0 mt dw of other LCS research fishery quota. NMFS also established a regional dusky bycatch limit where once three or more dusky sharks were brought to the vessel dead in any of five regions across the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic through the entire year, any shark research fishery permit holder in that region was not able to soak their gear for longer than 3 hours. If, after the change in soak time, there were three or more additional dusky shark interactions (alive or dead) observed, shark research fishery permit holders were not able to make a trip in that region for the remainder of the year, unless otherwise permitted by NMFS. There were slightly different measures established for shark research fishery participants in the mid-Atlantic shark closed area in order to allow NMFS observers to place satellite archival tags on dusky sharks and collect other scientific information on dusky sharks while also minimizing any dusky shark mortality. Participants were also required to keep any dead sharks, unless they were a prohibited species, in which case they were required to release them. If the regional non-blacknose SCS, blacknose, smoothhound and/or pelagic shark management group quotas were closed, then the shark research fishery permit holder fishing in the closed region had to discard all of the species from the closed management groups regardless of condition. Any sharks, except prohibited species or closed [[Page 83207]] management groups (i.e., SCS, smoothhound, or pelagic sharks), caught and brought to the vessel alive could have been released alive or landed. In addition, participants were restricted by the number of longline sets as well as the number of hooks they could deploy and have on board the vessel. The vessels participating in the shark research fishery fished an average of one trip per month. In order to participate in the shark research fishery, commercial shark fishermen need to submit a completed Shark Research Fishery Application by the deadline noted above (see DATES) showing that the vessel and owner(s) meet the specific criteria outlined below. Research Objectives Each year, the research objectives are developed by a shark board, which is comprised of representatives within NMFS, including representatives from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Panama City Laboratory, Northeast Fisheries Science Center Narragansett Laboratory, the Southeast Regional Office Protected Resources Division, and the HMS Management Division. The research objectives for 2017 are based on various documents, including the 2012 Biological Opinion for the Continued Authorization of the Atlantic Shark Fisheries and the Federal Authorization of a Smoothhound Fishery, as well as recent stock assessments for the U.S. South Atlantic blacknose, U.S Gulf of Mexico blacknose, U.S. Gulf of Mexico blacktip, sandbar, and dusky sharks (all these stock assessments can be found at http://sedarweb.org/). The 2017 research objectives are: Collect reproductive, length, sex, and age data from sandbar and other sharks throughout the calendar year for species- specific stock assessments; Monitor the size distribution of sandbar sharks and other species captured in the fishery; Continue on-going tagging shark programs for identification of migration corridors and stock structure using dart and/or spaghetti tags; Maintain time-series of abundance from previously derived indices for the shark bottom longline observer program; Sample fin sets (e.g., dorsal, pectoral) from prioritized species to further develop fin identification guides; Acquire fin-clip samples of all shark and other species for genetic analysis; Attach satellite archival tags to endangered smalltooth sawfish to provide information on critical habitat and preferred depth, consistent with the requirements listed in the take permit issued under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act to the SEFSC observer program; Attach satellite archival tags to prohibited dusky and other sharks, as needed, to provide information on daily and seasonal movement patterns, and preferred depth; Evaluate hooking mortality and post-release survivorship of dusky, hammerhead, blacktip, and other sharks using hook-timers and temperature-depth recorders; Evaluate the effects of controlled gear experiments in order to determine the effects of potential hook changes to prohibited species interactions and fishery yields; Examine the size distribution of sandbar and other sharks captured throughout the fishery including in the Mid-Atlantic shark time/area closure off the coast of North Carolina from January 1 through July 31; and Develop allometric and weight relationships of selected species of sharks (e.g., hammerhead, sandbar, blacktip shark). Selection Criteria Shark Research Fishery Permit Applications will be accepted only from commercial shark fishermen who hold a current directed or incidental shark limited access permit. While incidental permit holders are welcome to submit an application, to ensure that an appropriate number of sharks are landed to meet the research objectives for this year, NMFS will give priority to directed permit holders as recommended by the shark board. As such, qualified incidental permit holders will be selected only if there are not enough qualified directed permit holders to meet research objectives. The Shark Research Fishery Permit Application includes, but is not limited to, a request for the following information: Type of commercial shark permit possessed; past participation and availability in the commercial shark fishery (not including sharks caught for display); past involvement and compliance with HMS observer programs per 50 CFR 635.7; past compliance with HMS regulations at 50 CFR part 635; past and present availability to participate in the shark research fishery year-round; ability to fish in the regions and season requested; ability to attend necessary meetings regarding the objectives and research protocols of the shark research fishery; and ability to carry out the research objectives of the Agency. Preference will be given to those applicants who are willing and available to fish year-round and who affirmatively state that they intend to do so, in order to ensure the timely and accurate data collection NMFS needs to meet this year's research objectives. An applicant who has been charged criminally or civilly (e.g., issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) or Notice of Permit Sanction) for any HMS-related violation will not be considered for participation in the shark research fishery. In addition, applicants who were selected to carry an observer in the previous 2 years for any HMS fishery, but failed to contact NMFS to arrange the placement of an observer as required per 50 CFR 635.7, will not be considered for participation in the 2017 shark research fishery. Applicants who were selected to carry an observer in the previous 2 years for any HMS fishery and failed to comply with all the observer regulations per 50 CFR 635.7 will also not be considered. Exceptions will be made for vessels that were selected for HMS observer coverage but did not fish in the quarter when selected and thus did not require an observer. Applicants who do not possess a valid USCG safety inspection decal when the application is submitted will not be considered. Applicants who have been non-compliant with any of the HMS observer program regulations in the previous 2 years, as described above, may be eligible for future participation in shark research fishery activities by demonstrating 2 subsequent years of compliance with observer regulations at 50 CFR 635.7. Selection Process The HMS Management Division will review all submitted applications and develop a list of qualified applicants from those applications that are deemed complete. A qualified applicant is an applicant that has submitted a complete application by the deadline (see DATES) and has met the selection criteria listed above. Qualified applicants are eligible to be selected to participate in the shark research fishery for 2017. The HMS Management Division will provide the list of qualified applicants without identifying information to the SEFSC. The SEFSC will then evaluate the list of qualified applicants and, based on the temporal and spatial needs of the research objectives, the availability of observers, the availability of qualified applicants, and the available quota for a given year, will randomly select qualified applicants to conduct the prescribed research. Where there are multiple qualified applicants that meet the criteria, permittees will be randomly selected through a lottery system. If a [[Page 83208]] public meeting is deemed necessary, NMFS will announce details of a public selection meeting in a subsequent Federal Register notice. Once the selection process is complete, NMFS will notify the selected applicants and issue the shark research fishery permits. The shark research fishery permits will be valid only in calendar year 2017. If needed, NMFS will communicate with the shark research fishery permit holders to arrange a captain's meeting to discuss the research objectives and protocols. NMFS held mandatory captain's meetings before observers were placed on vessels since 2013 and expects to hold one again in late 2016 or early 2017. Once the fishery starts, the shark research fishery permit holders must contact the NMFS observer coordinator to arrange the placement of a NMFS-approved observer for each shark research trip. Additionally, selected applicants are expected to allow observers the opportunity to perform their duties as required and assist observers as necessary. A shark research fishery permit will only be valid for the vessel and owner(s) and terms and conditions listed on the permit, and, thus, cannot be transferred to another vessel or owner(s). Shark research fishery permit holders must carry a NMFS-approved observer in order to land sandbar sharks. Issuance of a shark research permit does not guarantee that the permit holder will be assigned a NMFS-approved observer on any particular trip. Rather, issuance indicates that a vessel may be issued a NMFS-approved observer for a particular trip, and on such trips, may be allowed to harvest Atlantic sharks, including sandbar sharks, in excess of the retention limits described in 50 CFR 635.24(a). These retention limits will be based on available quota, number of vessels participating in the 2017 shark research fishery, the research objectives set forth by the shark board, the extent of other restrictions placed on the vessel, and may vary by vessel and/or location. When not operating under the auspices of the shark research fishery, the vessel would still be able to land LCS, SCS, smoothhound sharks, and pelagic sharks subject to existing retention limits on trips without a NMFS-approved observer. NMFS annually invites commercial shark permit holders (directed and incidental) to submit an application to participate in the shark research fishery. Permit applications can be found on the HMS Management Division's Web site at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/compliance/efp/index.html or by calling (301) 427-8503. Final decisions on the issuance of a shark research fishery permit will depend on the submission of all required information by the deadline (see DATES), and NMFS' review of applicant information as outlined above. The 2017 shark research fishery will start after the opening of the shark fishery and under available quotas as published in a separate Federal Register final rule. Dated: November 15, 2016. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-27904 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 8503 (phone), or fax a request to (301) fishery permit. Generally, the shark
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 713–1917. Copies of the Shark Research research fishery permits are valid only
the meeting date. Fishery Application are also available at for the calendar year for which they are
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. the HMS Web site at http:// issued.
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ The specific 2017 trip limits and
Dated: November 16, 2016. compliance/efp/index.html. number of trips per month will depend
Tracey L. Thompson, Additionally, please be advised that on the availability of funding, number of
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable your application may be released under selected vessels, the availability of
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. the Freedom of Information Act. observers, the available quota, and the
[FR Doc. 2016–27974 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: objectives of the research fishery, and
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Guý DuBeck, will be included in the permit terms at
Larry Redd, at (301) 427–8503 (phone) time of issuance. The number of
or (301) 713–1917 (fax), or Delisse Ortiz participants in the research fishery
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE at 240–681–9037 (phone). changes each year. In 2016, five
fishermen were chosen to participate.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
From 2008 through 2016, there has been
Administration Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
an average of seven participants each
under the authority of the Magnuson-
RIN 0648–XE931 year with the range from five to eleven.
Stevens Fishery Conservation and The trip limits and the number of trips
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens taken per month have changed each
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Act). The Consolidated HMS Fishery year the research fishery has been
Atlantic Shark Management Measures;
Management Plan (FMP) is active. Participants may also be limited
2017 Research Fishery
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR on the amount of gear they can deploy
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries part 635. on a given set (e.g., number of hooks
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The shark research fishery was and sets, soak times, length of longline).
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), established, in part, to maintain time In the 2016 fishing season, NMFS
Commerce. series data for stock assessments and to split the sandbar and LCS research
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for meet NMFS’ research objectives. Since fishery quotas equally among selected
applications. the shark research fishery was participants, with each vessel allocated
established in 2008, the research fishery 14.5 mt dw of sandbar shark research
SUMMARY: NMFS announces its request has allowed for: The collection of fishery quota and 8.0 mt dw of other
for applications for the 2017 shark fishery-dependent data for current and LCS research fishery quota. NMFS also
research fishery from commercial shark future stock assessments; the operation established a regional dusky bycatch
fishermen with directed or incidental of cooperative research to meet NMFS’ limit where once three or more dusky
shark limited access permits. The shark ongoing research objectives; the sharks were brought to the vessel dead
research fishery allows for the collection collection of updated life-history in any of five regions across the Gulf of
of fishery-dependent and biological data information used in the sandbar shark Mexico and Atlantic through the entire
for future stock assessments and to meet (and other species) stock assessment; year, any shark research fishery permit
the research objectives of the Agency. the collection of data on habitat holder in that region was not able to
The only commercial vessels authorized preferences that might help reduce soak their gear for longer than 3 hours.
to land sandbar sharks are those fishery interactions through bycatch If, after the change in soak time, there
participating in the shark research mitigation; evaluation of the utility of were three or more additional dusky
fishery. Shark research fishery the mid-Atlantic closed area on the shark interactions (alive or dead)
permittees may also land other large recovery of dusky sharks and collection observed, shark research fishery permit
coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal of hook-timer and pop-up satellite holders were not able to make a trip in
sharks (SCS), smoothhound sharks, and archival tag (PSAT) information to that region for the remainder of the year,
pelagic sharks. Commercial shark determine at-vessel and post-release unless otherwise permitted by NMFS.
fishermen who are interested in mortality of dusky sharks; and There were slightly different measures
participating in the shark research collection of sharks to determine the established for shark research fishery
fishery need to submit a completed weight conversion factor from dressed participants in the mid-Atlantic shark
Shark Research Fishery Permit weight to whole weight. closed area in order to allow NMFS
Application in order to be considered. The shark research fishery allows observers to place satellite archival tags
DATES: Shark Research Fishery selected commercial fishermen the on dusky sharks and collect other
Applications must be received no later opportunity to earn revenue from selling scientific information on dusky sharks
December 21, 2016. additional sharks, including sandbar while also minimizing any dusky shark
ADDRESSES: Please submit completed sharks. Only the commercial shark mortality.
applications to the HMS Management fishermen selected to participate in the Participants were also required to
Division at: shark research fishery are authorized to keep any dead sharks, unless they were
• Mail: Attn: Guý DuBeck, HMS land sandbar sharks subject to the a prohibited species, in which case they
Management Division (F/SF1), NMFS, sandbar quota available each year. The were required to release them. If the
base quota is 90.7 metric tons (mt) regional non-blacknose SCS, blacknose,
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910. dressed weight (dw) per year, although smoothhound and/or pelagic shark
• Fax: (301) 713–1917. this number may be reduced in the management group quotas were closed,
• Email: NMFS.Research.Fishery@ event of overharvests, if any. The then the shark research fishery permit
noaa.gov. selected shark research fishery holder fishing in the closed region had
For copies of the Shark Research permittees will also be allowed to land to discard all of the species from the
Fishery Permit Application, please write other LCS, SCS, smoothhound sharks, closed management groups regardless of
to the HMS Management Division at the and pelagic sharks per any restrictions condition. Any sharks, except
address listed above, call (301) 427– established on their shark research prohibited species or closed
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public meeting is deemed necessary, issuance of a shark research fishery Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
NMFS will announce details of a public permit will depend on the submission States Marine Fisheries Commissions
selection meeting in a subsequent of all required information by the have implemented the Southeast Data,
Federal Register notice. deadline (see DATES), and NMFS’ review Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Once the selection process is of applicant information as outlined process, a multi-step method for
complete, NMFS will notify the selected above. The 2017 shark research fishery determining the status of fish stocks in
applicants and issue the shark research will start after the opening of the shark the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-
fishery permits. The shark research fishery and under available quotas as step process including: (1) Data
fishery permits will be valid only in published in a separate Federal Register Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
calendar year 2017. If needed, NMFS final rule. utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
will communicate with the shark Workshop. The product of the Data
Dated: November 15, 2016.
research fishery permit holders to Workshop is a data report that compiles
Emily H. Menashes,
arrange a captain’s meeting to discuss and evaluates potential datasets and
the research objectives and protocols. Acting Director, Office of Sustainable recommends which datasets are
NMFS held mandatory captain’s Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
appropriate for assessment analyses.
meetings before observers were placed [FR Doc. 2016–27904 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] The product of the Assessment Process
on vessels since 2013 and expects to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P is a stock assessment report that
hold one again in late 2016 or early describes the fisheries, evaluates the
2017. Once the fishery starts, the shark status of the stock, estimates biological
research fishery permit holders must DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE benchmarks, projects future population
contact the NMFS observer coordinator conditions, and recommends research
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
to arrange the placement of a NMFS- and monitoring needs. The assessment
Administration
approved observer for each shark is independently peer reviewed at the
research trip. Additionally, selected RIN 0648–XF047 Review Workshop. The product of the
applicants are expected to allow Review Workshop is a Summary
observers the opportunity to perform Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and documenting panel opinions regarding
their duties as required and assist South Atlantic; Southeast Data, the strengths and weaknesses of the
observers as necessary. Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); stock assessment and input data.
A shark research fishery permit will Stock Identification (ID) Webinar for Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
only be valid for the vessel and owner(s) Gray Snapper appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
and terms and conditions listed on the Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
permit, and, thus, cannot be transferred Management Councils and NOAA
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
to another vessel or owner(s). Shark Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
research fishery permit holders must HMS Management Division, and
Commerce.
carry a NMFS-approved observer in Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
order to land sandbar sharks. Issuance ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 Stock ID
Participants include data collectors and
of a shark research permit does not Webinar for Gray Snapper.
database managers; stock assessment
guarantee that the permit holder will be SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment of scientists, biologists, and researchers;
assigned a NMFS-approved observer on the Gray Snapper will consist of a data constituency representatives including
any particular trip. Rather, issuance workshop, a review workshop, and a fishermen, environmentalists, and
indicates that a vessel may be issued a series of assessment Webinars, NGO’s; International experts; and staff
NMFS-approved observer for a of Councils, Commissions, and state and
DATES: The SEDAR 51 Stock ID Webinar
particular trip, and on such trips, may federal agencies.
be allowed to harvest Atlantic sharks, will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on
The items of discussion in the Stock
including sandbar sharks, in excess of December 7, 2016, to view the agenda
ID Webinars are as follows:
the retention limits described in 50 CFR see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 1. Participants will use review genetic
635.24(a). These retention limits will be ADDRESSES: studies, growth patterns, existing stock
based on available quota, number of Meeting address: The meeting will be definitions, prior SEDAR stock ID
vessels participating in the 2017 shark held via Webinar. The Webinar is open recommendations, and any other
research fishery, the research objectives to members of the public. Those relevant information on Gray Snapper
set forth by the shark board, the extent interested in participating should stock structure.
of other restrictions placed on the contact Julie A. Neer, at SEDAR (see 2. Participants will make
vessel, and may vary by vessel and/or Contact Information Below) to request recommendations on biological stock
location. When not operating under the an invitation providing Webinar access structure and define the unit stock or
auspices of the shark research fishery, information. Please request webinar stocks to be addressed through this
the vessel would still be able to land invitations at least 24 hours in advance assessment.
LCS, SCS, smoothhound sharks, and of each Webinar. 3. Participants will provide
pelagic sharks subject to existing SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place recommendations to address Council
retention limits on trips without a Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC management jurisdictions, to support
NMFS-approved observer. 29405. management of the stock or stocks, and
NMFS annually invites commercial FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie specification of management
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
shark permit holders (directed and A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– benchmarks and fishing levels by
incidental) to submit an application to 4366. Email: Julie.neer@safmc.net Council jurisdiction in a manner
participate in the shark research fishery. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: consistent with the productivity
Permit applications can be found on the measures of the stock.
HMS Management Division’s Web site Agenda 4. Participants will document work
at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, group discussion and recommendations
compliance/efp/index.html or by calling and Caribbean Fishery Management through a Data Workshop working paper
(301) 427–8503. Final decisions on the Councils, in conjunction with NOAA for SEDAR 51.Although non-emergency
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of intent; request for applications. | |
| Dates | Shark Research Fishery Applications must be received no later December 21, 2016. | |
| Contact | Karyl Brewster-Geisz, Gu[yacute] DuBeck, Larry Redd, at (301) 427-8503 (phone) or (301) 713-1917 (fax), or Delisse Ortiz at 240-681-9037 (phone). | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 83206 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE93 |
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