February 2009 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9.
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MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS
trap fishery may be restricted from fishing in Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis- information or otherwise sensitive or pro- fishery, which occurs primarily in the off-
Area 1 with traps in the future. Comments on sion (Commission), considers whether and tected information. shore canyon areas at the edge of the conti-
this proposal must be received no later than how access and effort should be controlled. NMFS will accept anonymous com- nental shelf, has developed in the past 25
5 p.m. eastern standard time on February 2, This document, therefore, gives the public ments (enter N/A in the required fields if you years and accounts for most of the remaining
2009. two-fold notification: first, that interested wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to landings. The American lobster fishery is a
participants should locate and preserve electronic comments will be accepted via year-round fishery in the United States, in-
Federal Register: January 2, 2009 (Volume 74, records that substantiate and verify their Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, cluding the summer and fall months when the
Number 1) past participation in the American lobster WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats lobsters are molting. Approximately 96 per-
Proposed Rules, Page 67-68 trap fishery in Federal waters; and second, only. cent of lobsters are taken in lobster traps. The
50 CFR Part 697, Docket No. 0812121592- that new participants to the Area 1 lobster FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CON- rest are taken in trawls, gillnets, dredges, and
81605-01; RIN 0648-AX40 trap fishery may be restricted from fishing in TACT: Bob Ross, Supervisory Fishery Man- by divers.
Area 1 with traps in the future depending agement Specialist, 978-281-9234. The Commission develops fishery con-
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Man- upon the limited access criteria developed if, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: servation and management strategies for
agement Act Provisions; American Lobster in fact, NMFS proceeds forward in this The American lobster fishery in the United certain coastal species and coordinates the
Fishery; Control Date for American Lobster rulemaking. States takes place from North Carolina to efforts of the states and Federal Government
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries DATES: Comments must be received no Maine. Over three-quarters of all American toward concerted sustainable ends. The
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and At- later than 5 p.m. eastern standard time on or lobsters are landed in Maine, with most of the Commission, under the provisions of the
mospheric Administration (NOAA), Com- before February 2, 2009. other landings occurring in or from Massa- Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Man-
merce. ADDRESSES: You may submit com- chusetts, Rhode Island, Long Island Sound, agement Act (Atlantic Coastal Act), decides
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed ments, identified by RIN number 0648-AX40, and Georges Bank. The majority of American upon a management strategy and then for-
rulemaking; Consideration of a control date by any of the following methods: lobsters are taken in state waters, which ex- wards that strategy to the states and Federal
for the American lobster fishery. Electronic Submissions: Submit all elec- tend from the coast to 3 nautical miles (5.56
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that it is tronic public comments via the Federal e- kilometers) from shore. The offshore trap
considering, and is seeking public comment Rulemaking portal http://
on a proposed rulemaking that would limit or www.regulations.gov.
restrict future access to the American lobster Fax: (978) 281-9117, Attn: Bob Ross.
(Homarus americanus) trap fishery in the Mail: Harold Mears, Director, State, Fed-
Bring your boat.
Federal waters of Lobster Management Area eral and Constituent Programs Office, North-
1 (Area 1), the inshore Gulf of Maine, based east Regional Office, NMFS, 55 Great Repub-
upon a permit holder’s ability to document a lic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2276. Mark
We’ll supply the rest.
history of fishing with lobster traps in Area 1 the outside of the envelope: “Comments on
prior to the date of this notice . This notice Lobster Control Date.”
Cruise the coast or spend the summer onboard at your slip, surrounded by all the
should discourage American lobster non- Instructions: All comments received are
luxuries of home and protected by our huge new breakwater.
trap vessels from entering the lobster trap part of the public record and will generally be
Easy slip access • Washers and dryers • Power to 100 amps
Wireless internet and cable TV • Fuel dock • Comfortable shoreside lounge
fishery, and discourage American lobster posted to http://www.regulations.gov with-
Water and ice • Convenience store • Brand new showers
trap vessels fishing in other lobster manage- out change. All Personal Identifying Infor-
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ment areas from entering the Area 1 lobster mation (for example, name, address, etc.) When the season ends, we can store your boat right here,
trap fishery, based upon economic specula- voluntarily submitted may be publicly acces-
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