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Saltwater Recreational Fishermen Are a billion). determinations. The proposed rule clarifies
SWR.treatedwood@noaa.gov until 5 p.m.,
Boon for the Economy In addition to quantifying angler expen- and interprets fishery disaster determination Pacific standard time March 16, 2009.
Recreational saltwater anglers pumped ditures, this study examines how these ex- provisions and establishes definitions and Nomination Deadline for National System
more than $31 billion into the U.S. economy penditures circulated through each state’s characteristics of commercial fishery failures. of MPAs is February 13
in 2006, with Florida, Texas, California, Loui- economy and the national economy using a In addition, the rule proposes criteria for The Marine Protected Area (MPA) Cen-
siana and North Carolina receiving the larg- regional assessment. The $31.4 billion in total determining whether or not a fishery qualifies ter has extended the deadline for existing
est share according to a new study issued by U.S. expenditures in 2006 contributed $82.3 for a disaster determination. sites to be nominated for inclusion in the
NOAA Fisheries Service. At the national billion in total sales, $39.1 billion to gross This proposed rule would help NOAA national system of MPAs. Eligible federal,
level, saltwater anglers are estimated to have national product, $24 billion in personal in- respond to disaster requests in a fair and state and territorial MPA programs have
spent $5.8 billion on trip-based expenses, come, and supported nearly 534,000 jobs. consistent manner around the country, and been invited to nominate some of all of their
such as ice, bait, and fuel, and another $25.6 clarify the request process. There is no stand- sites by February 13, 2009. The MPA Center
billion on fishing equipment and durable Public Invited to Comment on Determination ing fund to allocate toward determinations started the nomination process in November
goods like fishing rods, fishing tackle, and of Fishery Resource Disasters that might be made. Congress examines each 2008, coinciding with the release of the
boats. The top five coastal recreational fish- NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking com- disaster individually, and decides whether to Framework for the National System of Marine
ing states are: Florida ($16.7 billion), Texas ment on a proposed rule that outlines guide- appropriate funds, and if so, what amount. If Protected Areas of the United States. All
($3.2 billion), California ($3.0 billion), Louisi- lines and procedures for initiating or re- Congress decides to appropriate funds, nominated sites will be announced in the
ana ($2.9 billion), and North Carolina ($2.0 sponding to requests for fishery disaster NOAA Fisheries Service works with the Federal Register and available for public com-
states, interstate fisheries commissions, fish- ment on
www.mpa.gov. After final review by
ing industry, and others to distribute funds in the managing agency and the MPA Center,
response to these determinations. mutually agreed upon MPAs will be accepted
Comments on the proposal may be sub- into the national system.
mitted at
www.regulations.gov. The deadline Comments Invited on New Measures for
for comments has been extended to April 20 Commercial and Recreational Groundfish
, 2009. Fisheries
Availability of Draft Guidelines for Use of NOAA Fisheries Service is proposing a
Pesticide-Treated Wood Products suite of measures to immediately reduce
NOAA Fisheries Service is inviting overfishing in the Northeast multispecies
other agencies and the public to review and fishery and e nsure protection for the stocks
provide comments on a draft document re- most in need, such as yellowtail flounder and
garding the use of pesticide-treated wood winter flounder in southern New England,
products in aquatic environments. These and northern windowpane flounder. The
guidelines will assist NOAA Fisheries Ser- measures of the interim rule will be in place
Redeem Your Bailout Bucks at
vice in conducting Endangered Species Act until the New England Fishery Management
(ESA) and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con- Council completes new measures for North-
servation and Management Act essential east groundfish fishery management, tenta-
NAUTILUS MARINE FABRICATION & PROPELLER
fish habitat consultations. They are de- tively expected by May 2010.
signed to assist in making consistent deter- Measures proposed for the commercial
13 Industrial Way,
minations regarding projects that propose to groundfish fishery include expansion of the
Trenton, ME 04605
use pesticide-treated wood products in habi- area of the Gulf of Maine where each day
tats utilized by NOAA trust resources. Public fished is counted as two days, and a prohibi-
comments may be sent to tion on keeping ocean pout, northern win-
dowpane and southern New England winter
flounder. Groundfish vessels using gillnet
and trawl gear would also be restricted from
fishing in an area of southern New England
waters to further protect depleted winter
flounder. The reduction in days-at-sea al-
ready scheduled to go into place May 1, 2009,
would also be retained.
For the recreational groundfish fishery,
proposed measures include a party/charter
boat trip limit of 10 cod per angler, prohibition
on retention of southern New England winter
flounder, and extension of the current Gulf of
Maine cod closure by two weeks for both
private recreational and party/charter ves-
sels.
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