FishNews - February 13, 2013 - The Science Behind Harbor Seal Monitoring, Coastal Wetland Reviews, Cost Recovery Program for Trawl Vessels, Updated Annual Specifications and Guidelines, and More

Join List     FishNews Archive     NOAA Fisheries Home           Highlights - February 13, 2013 Harbor Seal Monitoring in Puget Sound  See how NOAA Fisheries scientists monitor the harbor seal population in Puget Sound.    NOAA and EPA Release Coastal Wetlands Reviews These reviews can help state and local managers address key factors related to wetlands loss.  Tackling Illegal Fishing Find out how NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement works internationally to protect fishermen from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatening their income and the sustainability of shared fishery resources. Managing Our Nation's Fisheries 3 Submit poster or display proposals by Friday, February 15.   Northeast 2013 Atlantic Sea Scallop Management Measures  Guidelines for sea scallop vessel owners and operators.   Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Please Comment By March 4, submit your comments on Cape Wind Associates' application for an Incidental Harassment Authorization.   2013 Lobster Trap Tag Ordering Instructions Instructions for lobster fishermen using trap gear. Northwest NOAA and Partners Use Settlement Funds to Restore Central Oregon's Beaver Creek In 1999, a spill discharged 5,388 gallons of unleaded gasoline into this watershed. See how the restoration is progressing. Cost Recovery for Trawl Rationalization Program - Please Comment By March 18, submit your comments on a cost recovery proposal for the Pacific coast groundfish trawl rationalization program.   Take of Anadromous Fish - Please Comment By March 6, submit your comments on scientific research and enhancement permits and a permit modification request on anadromous species listed under the Endangered Species Act.   Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities - Please Comment By March 11, submit your comments on an authorization request to incidentally take small numbers of 11 species of marine mammals at Washington's Orcas Island and Friday Harbor ferry terminals. Southeast 2013 Commercial Accountability Measures and Closure for South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper On February 13, 2013, the commercial sector for vermilion snapper in the South Atlantic will be closed until the start of the July 1- December 31, 2013 fishing period. This closure is necessary to protect the vermilion snapper resource.    Southwest   Pacific Sardine Specifications Update - Please Comment    By March 4, submit your comments on this proposed rule to implement 2013 catch limits, harvest guidelines, and associated annual reference points for Pacific sardines. Science Center Invites Public Comment on Strategic Plan  The public is invited to comment on the draft 5-Year Strategic Science Plan for the Southwest Fisheries Science Center.     Alaska  Listing Alaska Cold-Water Corals Not Warranted NOAA Fisheries determines that listing 44 species of cold water corals off Alaska as threatened or endangered does not present substantial information that listing under the Endangered Species Act.  Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program - Please Comment   By March 1, submit your comments on this proposal to establish a process for issuing exemptions from regional delivery requirements in the North or South Region. Pacific Islands 2013 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline  No lobsters may be commercially harvested in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2013.   Takes of Marine Mammals - U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area  By March 11, submit your comments on the U.S. Navy's request to take marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities in this study area from January 2014 through January 2019.      2013 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures  By February 15, submit your comments on proposed annual catch limits and accountability measures for western Pacific bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef ecosystem fisheries.     Events  Jan 10 -Mar 14 2013, Thursdays: Bevan Seminar Series on Sustainable Fisheries Feb 20 - Feb 21: Council Coordination Committee Meeting Upcoming: Free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops in January, February, and March of 2013. Announcements May 7-9, 2013:  Register for Managing Our Nation's Fisheries-3 conference in Washington, D.C. Federal Register Actions  Click here for a list of only those actions open for public comment. Scroll search for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For a list of all daily actions, check the Federal Register online.

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