July 2012 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 13. Commercial Fishing News MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS


Center, and Marine Mammals of Maine joined the team for the Rockland tagging effort.


A pre-abundance survey aerial flight along the entire Maine coast will begin on May 26 or 27 to determine the general locations of the radio-tagged harbor seals at that time. Antennas mounted on the wings of the radio tracking airplane can detect the radio signals from tagged seals within a 5-10 mile area when the radio-tagged animals are hauled out on the ledges.


On about May 27, the aerial photographic abundance surveys will begin. The survey will photograph seals on haul-out ledges in bay sectors in four-hour intervals. Simultaneously, the radio tracking aircraft will search in the same bay sectors for radio tagged seals. Data from both aircraft will be used to derive an abundance estimate. “We do not know how many harbor seals exist in New England because most seal surveys focus on one specific area or location. However, we do know that local populations have become more abundant during the last few decades, and have changed in many ways, especially in southern New England and Nantucket Sound,” Waring said. “While the overall geographic range of harbor seals has varied little in the last century, our ability as scientists to learn more about the behavior of the seals, their seasonal migration patterns and habitat uses, and their interactions with other species (including humans) has markedly improved.”


The Protected Species Branch at the NEFSC’s Woods Hole Laboratory is responsible for assessing the status of marine mammal populations and other federally protected species off the northeast U.S. coast, from Canadian waters to Cape Hatteras, N.C. Among the animals studied are whales and dolphins, seals, marine turtles, and seabirds.


Waring noted that the 2012 harbor seal study is an example of collaboration among many different organizations so that everyone involved benefits as much as possible. “My goal is to successfully conduct the capture/tagging and aerial abundance survey,” Waring said, “and to continue developing the regional network of seal researchers and cooperative research programs.”


Navy to Host Series of Public Meetings to Solicit Comments on Proposed Training and Testing Exercises off U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coast; Comments Due July 10


The Department of the Navy has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for U.S. Navy training and testing activities conducted within the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area. The Study Area is in the western Atlantic Ocean and encompasses waters off the east coast of North America and the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Navy is requesting public comment on the draft statements and will hold a series of public meetings to provide information and answer questions. Comments are due July 10, 2012.


Bob Beal Named Acting Executive Director


ARLINGTON, VA – Robert E. Beal has been appointed the Acting Executive Director for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. He will serve in that capacity until an Executive Director has been selected by the Commission’s Executive Committee. Bob Beal has been with the Commission for more than 15 years and has served as the Director for the Interstate Fishery Management Program for the past 10 years. “Bob’s excellent track record of leading the Commission’s fisheries management


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process for the last decade made him a sure choice to serve as the Commission’s Acting Executive Director,” stated ASMFC Chair Paul Diodati.


”Recognized and well


respected by the fisheries management community, he brings to the position strong leadership skills and a thorough understanding of the issues faced by the Commission and the states. His appointment will ensure continuity in the Commission’s scientific and management programs during this time of transition.”


Over the next couple of months, the Commission’s Executive Committee will develop a vacancy announcement and selection process for the new Executive Director. Mr. Diodati continued, “This is an exciting time in the Commission’s seventy year history. It offers our Commissioners an


opportunity to look back at where we have been and what we have accomplished, and chart a new course for the future.” The Commission was formed over 70 years ago by the 15 Atlantic coast states to assist in managing and conserving their shared coastal fishery resources. With the recognition that fish do not adhere to political boundaries, the states formed an Interstate Compact, which was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1942. The states have found that their mutual interest in sustaining healthy coastal fishery resources is best promoted by working together cooperatively, in collaboration with the federal government. With this approach, the states uphold their collective fisheries management responsibilities in a cost- effective, timely, and responsive fashion.


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