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• Cape Cod South Closure Area – This area is closed from December 1 through February 28 (or 29) and April 1 through May 31 to all vessels using sink gillnet gear or gillnet gear capable of catching Northeast multispecies, except gillnet vessels with pingers deployed on the nets. This area is closed from March 1 through March 31 to all vessels using sink gillnet gear or gillnet gear capable of catching Northeast multispecies. • Offshore Closure Area – This area is closed from November 1 through May 31 to all vessels using sink gillnet gear or gillnet gear capable of catching Northeast multispecies, except gillnet vessels with pingers deployed on the nets. • Cashes Ledge Closure Area – This area, which is located within the Offshore Closure Area, is closed from February 1 through February 28 (or 29) to all vessels using sink gillnet gear or gillnet gear capable of catching Northeast multispecies. NMFS has set forth pinger specifications under the HPTRP such that when immersed in water they broadcast a 10 kHz (±2 kHz) sound at 132 decibels (dB), ±4 dB, re 1 micropascal at 1 meter, lasting 300 milliseconds (±15 milliseconds), and repeating every 4 seconds (± 0.2 seconds). Additionally, one pinger must be attached at each end of a gillnet string and at the bridle of every net within the gillnet string. To ensure that vessel operators know how to properly use pingers, operators are required to complete a one-time pinger training, and must have a pinger training authorization, issued by NMFS, on board the vessel when fishing in management areas in which pingers are required. The Mid-Atlantic region has been divided into two large management areas (Waters off New Jersey and Southern Mid-Atlantic Waters, Figure 2-2) within which seasonal closures and large (7 – 18 inches, or 18 – 46 cm) and small (>5 to 13 to
� Tie-Downs: Spaced not more than 15 ft apart along the floatline; not more than 48 inches in length from the point it connects to the floatline to the point where it connects to the leadline � Net Number: Not to exceed 80 nets per vessel � Net Size: No longer than 300 ft (91.4 m or 50 fathoms) � Number of nets per string: Not to exceed 16 nets per string � Net Tagging: Requires all nets to be tagged by January 1, 2000 o Small Mesh Gillnet Gear � Floatline Length: Less than or equal to 3,000 ft (914.4 m) � Twine Size: Greater than or equal to 0.81 mm (0.031 inches) � Tie-Downs: Prohibited � Net Number: Not to exceed 45 nets per vessel � Net Size: No longer than 300 ft (91.4 m or 50 fathoms) � Number of nets per string: Not to exceed 10 nets per string � Net Tagging: Requires all nets to be tagged by January 1, 2000 • Mudhole Closure Area o Large Mesh Gillnet Gear � Floatline Length: Less than or equal to 3,900 ft (1,188.7 m) � Twine Size: Greater than or equal to 0.90 mm (0.035 inches) � Tie-Downs: Spaced not more than 15 ft apart along the floatline; not more than 48 inches in length from the point it connects to the floatline to the point where it connects to the leadline � Net Number: Not to exceed 80 nets per vessel � Net Size: No longer than 300 ft (91.4 m or 50 fathoms) � Number of nets per string: Not to exceed 13 nets per string � Net Tagging: Requires all nets to be tagged by January 1, 2000 o Small Mesh Gillnet Gear � Floatline Length: Less than or equal to 3,000 ft (914.4 m) � Twine Size: Greater than or equal to 0.81 mm (0.031 inches) � Tie-Downs: Prohibited � Net Number: Not to exceed 45 nets per vessel � Net Size: No longer than 300 ft (91.4 m or 50 fathoms) � Number of nets per string: Not to exceed 10 nets per string � Net Tagging: Requires all nets to be tagged by January 1, 2000 • Southern Mid-Atlantic Waters o Large Mesh Gillnet Gear � Floatline Length: Less than or equal to 3,900 ft (1,188.7 m) � Twine Size: Greater than or equal to 0.90 mm (0.035 inches) � Tie-Downs: Spaced not more than 15 ft apart along the floatline; not more than 48 inches in length from the point it connects to the floatline to the point where it connects to the leadline � Net Number: Not to exceed 80 nets per vessel � Net Size: No longer than 300 ft (91.4 m or 50 fathoms) � Number of nets per string: Not to exceed 13 nets per string � Net Tagging: Requires all nets to be tagged by January 1, 2000 o Small Mesh Gillnet Gear 19
Page 1 and 2: MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARBOR PORPOIS
Page 3 and 4: 4.2.1.3 Closed Area Model (CAM)....
Page 5 and 6: Table 4-7: Percent of vessel affect
Page 7 and 8: 1.0 INTRODUCTION This Environmental
Page 9 and 10: The proposed modifications to the H
Page 11 and 12: fishery through the Magnuson-Steven
Page 13 and 14: information if two separate meeting
Page 15 and 16: term “management” in both New E
Page 17 and 18: small mesh nets, although 35% of th
Page 19 and 20: In New England, as Figure 1-2 shows
Page 21 and 22: 2.0 SUMMARY OF MANAGEMENT ALTERNATI
Page 23: Additionally, a provision will be i
Page 27 and 28: Figure 2-1: Alternative 1 (No Actio
Page 29 and 30: 2.2.2 Alternative 2: Closures Alter
Page 31 and 32: Figure 2-3: Alternative 2 - Immedia
Page 33 and 34: 2.2.3 Alternative 3: Pingers This a
Page 35 and 36: Figure 2-5: Alternative 3 - Expande
Page 37 and 38: 2.2.4 Alternative 4: Preferred Alte
Page 39 and 40: modifications to this FMP are being
Page 41 and 42: takes/mtons of landings, with an an
Page 43 and 44: ycatch rate reflecting compliance w
Page 45 and 46: Figure 2-8: Alternative 4 (Preferre
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Page 49 and 50: closure period in 2007. This sugges
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Page 57 and 58: would adversely affect EFH, HAPC, r
Page 59 and 60: 3.2.2.1 Marine Mammals The followin
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Page 65 and 66: esulted in mortality. The other occ
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Page 71 and 72: annual surveys conducted in August
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Caribbean. Although the population
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Kemp’s ridleys occur primarily in
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3.2.2.3 Protected Fish Two listed s
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The Mid-Atlantic gillnet fishery, a
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Table 3-8: Percentage of Northeast
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the largest declines in total reven
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Table 3-14: Average (2002-2006) dis
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Table 4-1: A summary of average byc
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4.1.1.2 Biological Effects of Alter
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Closure Areas in New England, and t
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which both closures and more string
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The predicted bycatch rate ranges f
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calculated based on the estimated b
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Atlantic. If compliance is high, ha
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of the OMA and SMA closure as well
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However, a cost-effectiveness analy
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The recent major changes implemente
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To estimate the cost-effectiveness
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Table 4-5: Percent change in profit
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Table 4-7: Percent of vessel affect
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Alt. 4-Both, Alt. 5-Both), a large
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per year for Alt. 5-Pre to around $
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(Table 4-12). However, for the alte
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4.3 Cumulative Effects Analysis 4.3
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also include disturbances to riveri
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The past, present and reasonably fo
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Carolina through Florida’s east c
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ebuilding programs remained on trac
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Amendment 5 to the Monkfish FMP is
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Herring FMP Herring is an important
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Cumulative Effects on Harbor Porpoi
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effort reduction affects gillnet fi
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Table 4-14: Summary of the effects
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5.0 REGULATORY IMPACT REVIEW/ FINAL
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The following alternatives are prop
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Under Alternative 1 (No Action), th
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6.3 Paperwork Reduction Act This ac
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upon scientific information, analys
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Proposed Action is significant unde
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Although concerns have been express
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2004). Additionally, the structures
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suggesting the proposed changes to
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Cox, T.M., A.J. Read, D. Swanner, K
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Jacobs, S.R. and J.M. Terhune. 2000
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Prepared by the New England Fishery
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phocoena) bycatch and levels of com
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Swingle, W.M., S.G. Barco, T.D. Pit
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8.0 LIST OF ACRONYMS ALWTRP Atlanti
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9.0 LIST OF PREPARERS AND CONTRIBUT
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David Stevenson Marine Habitat Reso
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Vicki Cornish The Ocean Conservancy
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