82_FR_7744 82 FR 7731 - Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline

82 FR 7731 - Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range7731-7732
FR Document2017-01410

NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2017 at zero lobsters.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7731-7732]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01410]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 665

RIN 0648-XF155


Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017 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.

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SUMMARY: NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the 
commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for 
calendar year 2017 at zero lobsters.

DATES: January 23, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable 
Fisheries, telephone: 808-725-5170.

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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 2017 at zero lobsters. Harvest of NWHI lobster resources is not 
allowed.

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

    Dated: January 17, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01410 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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Document Created: 2017-01-20 01:29:59
Document Modified: 2017-01-20 01:29:59
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionNotification of lobster harvest guideline.
DatesJanuary 23, 2017.
ContactBob Harman, NMFS PIR Sustainable Fisheries, telephone: 808-725-5170.
FR Citation82 FR 7731 
RIN Number0648-XF15
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