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January 2009 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9.
Commercial Fishing News
MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS
ICCAT Adopts New Conservation reporting requirements, measures that seek vessels, as current standards have proven entitlements. Comments on this proposed
Measures for Bluefin Tuna and Other to reduce overcapacity and rationalize the to be inadequate. These final regulations rule will be accepted through December 18,
Species fishery, and establishment of an ICCAT establish a safer and more enforceable 2008. Public hearings are scheduled for
Despite a strong U.S. proposal to regional observer program. national standard for ladders used by December 8 in Silver Spring, MD, and
conserve bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic authorized officers for boarding domestic December 16 in Gloucester, MA.
and Mediterranean, the International Public Invited to Comment on Peer Review fishing vessels subject to Federal
Commission for the Conservation of Process and Use of Best Scientific regulation. The effective date of this Management Measures Proposed for
Atlantic Tunas failed this week to heed Information requirement is January 1, 2009. Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish
scientific advice and adopt measures that NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed
would end overfishing and put this species public comment on proposed rulemaking to Swordfish Quotas Proposed 2009 specifications and management
on the path to recovery. revise National Standard 2 guidelines A new proposed rule would adjust the measures for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and
However, the commission adopted a regarding use of best scientific information 2008 North and South Atlantic swordfish butterfish. This action would maintain
strong measure, championed by the U.S., to available, in light of reauthorization of the quotas to account for underharvests, and to quotas for mackerel, Illex squid, and
rebuild the western Atlantic bluefin tuna Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation transfer 18.8 metric tons (mt) dressed weight butterfish at the same levels as 2008, while
stock, the stock harvested by U.S. and Management Act. NOAA is (dw) in accordance with a recommendation increasing the quota for Loligo squid.
fishermen. The catch level for the western considering modifying the language from the International Commission for the Additionally, NOAA proposes to increase
Atlantic stock was reduced from 2,100 metric describing the content and purpose of the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). In the incidental possession limit for mackerel
tons to 1,800 metric tons by the year 2010. Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation addition, NOAA proposes to modify the and requests public comment concerning
This stock is also fished by Canada, Mexico, (SAFE) Report or related documents, and vessel chartering regulations to potentially the possibility of an inseason adjustment to
and Japan. adding language regarding peer review allow Atlantic Highly Migratory Species increase the mackerel quota, if landings
The U.S. delegation to the meeting in processes, the role of the scientific and (HMS) limited access permit holders to approach proposed harvest limits. Public
Marrakech, Morocco, urged the statistical committees (SSCs) of the charter foreign vessels under a chartering comments will be accepted until 5pm,
international body of 45 nations and the Regional Fishery Management Councils, arrangement where catches taken would
European Commission to cut catch levels for and the relationship between peer reviews count against U.S. Atlantic HMS quotas or
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the much larger eastern and Mediterranean and SSCs. Comments must be received by
bluefin tuna stock from about 29,000 metric 5pm on December 17, 2008.
tons to 15,000 metric tons to comply with
what an international panel of scientists New Requirement Supports Vessel Bring your boat.
have recommended to end overfishing and Boarding Safety
allow the stock to recover. The much larger Operators of domestic fishing vessels
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eastern and Mediterranean stock mixes with with a freeboard of four feet or more are
the western stock. Conservation of the required to provide a U.S. Coast Guard-
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Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna and Management Act, the Atlantic Tunas
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and control of the fishery through new personnel boarding domestic fishing
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