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 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No.: I.D. 021400C]
RIN 0648-AM28
 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
 ACTION: Notice of list of fisheries for 2000.
 SUMMARY: NMFS provides notification that the List of Fisheries (LOF) published on February 24, 1999, remains in effect. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS must place all U.S. commercial fisheries on the LOF, which categorizes those fisheries based upon the level of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals that occurs in that fishery. The categorization of a fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are subject to certain provisions of the MMPA, such as registration, observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements. The intent of this action is to provide notice that the LOF remains in effect.
 ADDRESSES: See 
                        **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**
                         for addresses of NMFS Regional Offices, where fishery participants may obtain information on registering and reporting.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Lawson, Office of Protected Resources, 301-713-2322; Kim Thounhurst, Northeast Region, 978-281-9138; Kathy Wang, Southeast Region, 727-570-5312; Irma Lagomarsino, Southwest Region, 562-980-4016; Brent Norberg, Northwest Region, 206-526-6733; Brian Fadely, Alaska Region, 907-586-7642. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 118 of the MMPA requires that NMFS place all U.S. commercial fisheries into one of three categories (I, II, III) based on the level of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals that occurs in that fishery. The categorization of a fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are subject to certain provisions of the MMPA, such as registration, observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements. The most recent LOF was published in the 
                    **Federal Reister**
                     on February 24, 1999 (64 FR 9067). Participants in a Category I or II Fishery are required to be registered under MMPA section 118. This section requires that such participants provide the name of the vessel owner and operator, the name and description of the vessel, the fisheries in which it will be engaged, the approximate time, duration and location of such fishery operations, and the general type and nature of use of the fishing gear and techniques used. NMFS generally provides registration and reporting forms to fishery participants for their use. However, the Office of Management and Budget(OMB) approval for NMFS registration and reporting forms expired on December 31, 1999. Accordingly, NMFS may not require that participants in a fishery use its forms to register until OMB approval has been received. NMFS expects to have OMB approval by May 2000 and will publish notice in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     of OMB approval when received. Nonetheless, under section 118 of the MMPA, fishery participants still remain obligated to register and report as required by MMPA section 118. Failure to register or report. Failure to register or report in accordance with MMPA section 118 is a violation of the MMPA. Some states have integrated the 
                    ( print page 24449)
                    NMFS registration process into the existing state fishery registration progran and are exempt from submitting a registration packet. For a list of fisheries that have integrated registration programs, see 64 FR 9068 (February 24, 1999). Fishery participants that do not have an intergrated registration program maay register with and report to the following regional offices: NMFS, Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298, Attn: Sandra Arvilla; NMFS, Southeast Region, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, Attn: Joyce Mochrie; NMFS, Southwest Region, Protected Species Management Division, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, Attn: Don Peterson; NMFS, Northwest Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, Attn: Permits Office; NMFS, Alaska Region, Protected Resources, P.O. Box 22668, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Ursula Jorgensen. The following tables list U.S. commercial fisheries according to their assigned categories under section 118 of the MMPA. When possible, we express the estimated number of vessels in terms of the number of active participants in the fishery. If this information is not available, we provide the estimated number of vessels or persons licensed for a particular fishery. If no recent information is available on the number of participants in a fishery, we use the number from the 1998 LOF. The tables also list the marine mammal species/stocks that are incidentally killed or injured in each fishery based on observer data, logbook data, stranding reports, and fishers reports. This list includes all species or stocks known to incur injury or mortality for a given fishery; however, not all species or stocks identified are necessarily independently responsible for a fisheries categorization. There are a few fisheries that are in Category II that do not have any recently documented interactions with marine mammals; the justification for categorization of these fisheries are by analogy to similar gear types that are known to injure or kill marine mammals, as discussed in the final LOF for 1996 (60 FR 45086, December 28, 1995). Commercial fisheries in the Pacific Ocean are listed in Table 1—commercial fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean are listed in Table 2. An asterisk (*) indicates that the stock is a strategic stock; a plus (+) indicates that the stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Table 1.—List of Fisheries
Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Ocean
Fishery Description
Estimated # of vessels/persons
Marine mammal species/stocks incidentally killed/injuredCategory IGILLNET FISHERIES:CA angel shark/halibut and other species large mesh (>3.5in) set gillnet
58
Harbor porpoise, central CA 
                             Common dolphin, short-beaked, CA/OR/WA  
                             Common dolphin, long-beaked CA  
                             California sea lion, U.S.  
                             Harbor seal, CA  
                             Northern elephant seal, CA breeding  
                             Sea otter, CACA/OR thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet
130
Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.*+ 
                             Sperm whale, CA/OR/WA*+  
                             Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA  
                             Pacific white sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA  
                             Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/WA  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore  
                             Short-beaked common dolphin CA/OR/WA  
                             Long-beaked common dolphin CA/OR/WA  
                             Northern right whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA  
                             Short-finned pilot whale, CA/OR/WA*  
                             Baird's beaked whale, CA/OR/WA  
                             Mesoplodont beaked whale, CA/OR/WA  
                             Cuvier's beaked whale, CA/OR/WA  
                             Pygmy sperm whale, CA/OR/WA  
                             California sea lion, U.S.  
                             Northern elephant seal, CA breeding  
                             Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA-Mexico*  
                             Minke whale, CA/OR/WA  
                             Striped dolphin, CA/OR/WA  
                             Killer whale, CA/OR/WA Pacific coast  
                             Northern fur seal, San Miguel IslandCategory IIGILLNET FISHERIES:Prince William Sound salmon drift gillnet
509
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific*  
                             Harbor seal, GOA*  
                             Pacific white-sided dolphin, central North Pacific  
                             Harbor porpoise, GOA  
                             
                                Dall's porpoise, AK 
                                ( print page 24450)AK Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands salmon drift gillnet
163
Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific* 
                             Harbor seal, GOA  
                             Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea  
                             Dall's porpoise, AKAK Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands salmon set gillnet
110
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Harbor porpoise, Bering SeaAK Southeast Alaska salmon drift gillnet
439
Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.*+ 
                             Harbor seal, Southeast AK  
                             Pacific white-sided dolphin, central North Pacific  
                             Harbor porpoise, Southeast AK  
                             Dall's porpoise, AK  
                             Humpback whale, central North Pacific*+AK Cook Inlet salmon drift gillnet
560
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Harbor seal, GOA*  
                             Harbor porpoise, GOA  
                             Dall's porpoise, AK  
                             Beluga, Cook Inlet*AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet
604
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Harbor seal, GOA*  
                             Harbor porpoise, GOA  
                             Beluga, Cook Inlet*  
                             Dall's porpoise, AKAK Yakutat salmon set gillnet
139
Harbor seal, Southeast AK 
                             Gray whale, Eastern North PacificAK Kodiak salmon set gillnet
172
Harbor seal, GOA* 
                             Harbor porpoise, GOA  
                             Sea otter, AKAK Bristol Bay salmon drift gillnet
1,884
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific*  
                             Harbor seal, Bering Sea  
                             Beluga, Bristol Bay  
                             Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific  
                             Spotted seal, AK  
                             Pacific white-sided dolphin, central North PacificAK Bristol Bay salmon set gillnet
941
Harbor seal, Bering Sea 
                             Beluga, Bristol Bay  
                             Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific  
                             Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific*  
                             Spotted seal, AKAK Metlakatla/ Annette Island salmon drift gillnet
60
None documentedWA Puget Sound Region salmon drift gillnet (includes all inland waters south of US-Canada border and eastward of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line—Treaty Indian fishing is excluded)
725
Harbor porpoise, inland WA 
                             Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA  
                             Harbor seal, WA inlandPURSE SEINE FISHERIES:CA anchovy, mackerel, tuna purse seine
150
Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore 
                             California sea lion, U.S.  
                             Harbor seal, CACA squid purse seine
65
Short-finned pilot whale, CA/OR/WA*AK Southeast Alaska salmon purse seine
357
Humpback whale, central North Pacific*+TRAWL FISHERIES:AK miscellaneous finfish pair trawl
4
None documentedLONGLINE FISHERIES:OR swordfish floating longline
2
None documentedOR blue shark floating longline
1
None documentedCategory IIIGILLNET FISHERIES:AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet
26
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Harbor seal, GOA*AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet
1,491
None documentedAK roe herring and food/bait herring gillnet
1,687
None documentedWA, OR herring, smelt, shad, sturgeon, bottom fish, mullet perch, rockfish gillnet
913
None documentedWA Willapa Bay drift gillnet
82
Harbor seal, OR/WA coast 
                             Northern elephant seal, CA breedingWA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing)
24
Harbor seal, OR/WA coastWA, OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift gillnet
110
California sea lion, U.S. 
                             
                                Harbor seal, OR/WA coast 
                                ( print page 24451)CA set and drift gillnet fisheries that use a stretched mesh size of 3.5 in or less
341
None documentedAK miscellaneous finfish set gillnet
4
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+Hawaii gillnet
115
Bottlenose dolphin, HI 
                             Spinner dolphin, HIPURSE SEINE, BEACH SEINE, ROUND HAUL AND THROW NET FISHERIES:AK salmon purse seine (except Southeast Alaska, which is in Category II)
586
Harbor seal, GOA*AK salmon beach seine
6
None documentedAK roe herring and food/bait herring purse seine
517
None documentedAK roe herring and food/bait herring beach seine
1
None documentedAK Metlakatla salmon purse seine
10
None documentedAK octopus/squid purse seine
2
None documentedCA herring purse seine
100
Bottlenose dolphin, CA coastal 
                             California sea lion, U.S.  
                             Harbor seal, CACA sardine purse seine
120
None documentedAK miscellaneous finfish purse seine
4
None documentedAK miscellaneous finfish beach seine
1
None documentedWA salmon purse seine
440
None documentedWA salmon reef net
53
None documentedWA, OR herring, smelt, squid purse seine or lampara
130
None documentedWA (all species) beach seine or drag seine
235
None documentedHI purse seine
18
None documentedHI opelu/akule net
16
None documentedHI throw net, cast net
47
None documentedDIP NET FISHERIES:WA, OR smelt, herring dip net
119
None documentedCA squid dip net
115
None documentedMARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:WA, OR salmon net pens
14
California sea lion, U.S. 
                             Harbor seal, WA inland watersCA salmon enhancement rearing pen
>1
None documentedOR salmon ranch
1
None documentedTROLL FISHERIES:AK salmon troll
1,149
Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.*+CA/OR/WA salmon troll
4,300
None documentedAK north Pacific halibut, AK bottom fish, WA, OR, CA albacore, groundfish, bottom fish, CA halibut non-salmonid troll fisheries
1,354
None documentedHI trolling, rod and reel
1,795
None documentedGuam tuna troll
50
None documentedCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tuna troll
50
None documentedAmerican Samoa tuna troll
<50
None documentedHI net unclassified
106
None documentedLONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES:AK state waters groundfish longline/set line
840
None documentedMiscellaneous finfish/groundfish longline/set line
594
Harbor seal, GOA* 
                             Harbor seal, Bering Sea  
                             Dall's porpoise, AK  
                             Steller sea lion, Western U.S,  
                             Harbor seal, Southeast AK  
                             Northern elephant seal, CA breedingHI swordfish, tuna, billfish, mahi mahi, wahoo, oceanic sharks longline/set line
140
Hawaiian monk seal*+ 
                             Humpback whale, Central North Pacific*+  
                             Risso's dolphin, HI  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, HI  
                             Spinner dolphin, HI  
                             Short-finned pilot whale, HIWA, OR North Pacific halibut longline/set line
350
None documentedAK southern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islandsand Western Gulf of Alaskasablefish longline/set line (federally regulated waters)
762
Northern elephant seal, CA breeding 
                             Killer whale, resident  
                             Killer whale, transient  
                             Steller sea lion, Western U.S.  
                             Pacific white-sided dolphin, central North Pacific  
                             Dall's porpoise, AKAK halibut, longline/set line (state and Federal waters)
2,882
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.WA, OR, CA groundfish, bottomfish longline set line
367
None documented 
                            ( print page 24452)AK octopus/squid longline
2
None documentedCA shark/bonito longline/set line
10
None documentedTRAWL FISHERIES:WA, OR, CA shrimp trawl
300
None documentedAK shrimp otter trawl and beam trawl (statewide and Cook Inlet)
62
None documentedAK Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl
201
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific*  
                             Harbor seal, GOA*  
                             Dall's porpoise, AK  
                             Northern elephant seal, CA breedingAK Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish trawl
193
Steller sea lion, Western U.S.*+ 
                             Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific*  
                             Killer whale, resident  
                             Killer whale, transient  
                             Pacific white-sided dolphin, central North Pacific  
                             Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea  
                             Harbor seal, Bering Sea  
                             Harbor seal, GOA*  
                             Bearded seal, AK  
                             Ringed seal, AK  
                             Spotted seal, AK  
                             Dall's porpoise, AK  
                             Ribbon seal, AK  
                             Northern elephant seal, CA breeding  
                             Sea otter, Southwest AK  
                             Pacific Walrus , AKAK state-managed waters of Cook Inlet, Kachemak Bay, Prince William Sound, Southeast AK groundfish trawl
5
None documentedAK miscellaneous finfish otter or beam trawl
312
None documentedAK food/bait herring trawl
4
None documentedWA, OR, CA groundfish trawl
585
Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.*+ 
                             Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific*  
                             Pacific white-sided dolphin, central North Pacific  
                             Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA  
                             California sea lion, U.S.  
                             Harbor seal, OR/WA coastPOT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES:AK crustacean pot
1,496
Harbor porpoise, Southeast AKAK Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska finfish pot
274
Harbor porpoise, SDoutheast AK 
                             Harbor seal, GOA*  
                             Harbor seal, Bering Sea  
                             Sea otter, Southwest AKWA, OR, CA sablefish pot
176
None documentedWA, OR, CA crab pot
1,478
None documentedWA, OR shrimp pot & trap
254
None documentedCA lobster, prawn, shrimp, rock crab, fish pot
608
Sea otter, CAOR, CA hagfish pot or trap
25
None documentedHI lobster trap
15
Hawaiian monk seal*+HI crab trap
22
None documentedHI fish trap
19
None documentedHI shrimp trap
5
None documentedHANDLINE AND JIG FISHERIES:AK North Pacific halibut handline and mechanical jig
266
None documentedAK miscellaneous finfish handline and mechanical jig
258
None documentedAK octopus/squid handline
2
None documentedWA groundfish, bottomfish jig
679
None documentedHI aku boat, pole and line
54
None documentedHI inshore handline
650
Bottlenose dolphin, HIHI deep sea bottomfish
434
Hawaiian monk seal*+HI tuna
144
Rough-toothed dolphin, HI 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, HI  
                             Hawaiian monk seal*+Guam bottomfish
<50
None documentedCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish
<50
None documentedAmerican Samoa bottomfish
<50
None documentedHARPOON FISHERIES:CA swordfish harpoon
228
None documentedPOUND NET/WEIR FISHERIES:

( print page 24453)AK Southeast AK Alaska herring food/bait pound net
154
None documentedWA herring brush weir
1
None documentedBAIT PENSWA/OR/CA bait pens
13
None documentedDREDGE FISHERIES:Coastwide scallop dredge
106
None documentedDIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES:AK abalone
9
None documentedAK dungeness crab
3
None documentedAK herring spawn-on-kelp
200
None documentedAK urchin and other fish/shellfish
442
None documentedAK clam hand shovel
62
None documentedAK clam mehanical/hydraulic
19
None documentedWA herring spawn-on-kelp
4
None documentedWA/OR sea urchin, other clam, octopus, oyster, sea cucumber, scallop, ghost shrimp hand, dive, or mechanical collection
637
None documentedCA abalone
111
None documentedCA sea urchin
583
None documentedHI squiding, spear
267
None documentedHI lobster diving
6
None documentedHI coral diving
2
None documentedHI handpick
135
None documentedWA shellfish aquaculture
684
None documentedWA, CA kelp
4
None documentedHI fish pond
10
None documentedCOMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES:AK, WA, OR, CA commercial passenger fishing vessel
>4,000
None documentedAK octopus/squid ≥other≥
19
None documentedHI “other”
114
None documentedLIVE FINFISH/SHELLFISH FISHERIES:CA finfish and shellfish live trap/hook-and-line
93
None documented1
                         * Marine mammal stock is strategic or is proposed to be listed as strategic in the draft SARs for 1999.2
                         + stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or as depleted under the MMPA.3
                         List of Abbreviations Used in Table 1 AK - Alaska GOA - Gulf of Alaska CA - California OR - Oregon HI - Hawaii WA - Washington
 Table 2—List of Fisheries
Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean
Fishery Description
Estimated # of vessels/persons
Marine mammal species/stocks incidentally injured/killedCategory IGILLNET FISHERIES:Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico large pelagics drift gillnet
15
North Atlantic right whale, WNA*+ 
                             Humpback whale, WNA*+  
                             Sperm whale, WNA*+  
                             Dwarf sperm whale, WNA*  
                             Cuvier's beaked whale, WNA*  
                             True's beaked whale, WNA*  
                             Gervais' beaked whale, WNA*  
                             Blainville's beaked whale, WNA*  
                             Risso's dolphin, WNA  
                             Long-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             Short-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             White-sided dolphin, WNA*  
                             Common dolphin, WNA*  
                             Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA*  
                             Pantropical spotted dolphin, WNA*  
                             Striped dolphin, WNA  
                             Spinner dolphin, WNA  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore  
                             
                                Harbor porpoise, GME/BF* 
                                ( print page 24454)Northeast sink gillnet
341
North Atlantic right whale, WNA*+ 
                             Humpback whale, WNA*+  
                             Minke whale, Canadian east coast  
                             Killer whale, WNA  
                             White-sided dolphin, WNA*  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*  
                             Harbor seal, WNA  
                             Gray seal, WNA  
                             Common dolphin, WNA *  
                             Fin whale, WNA *+  
                             Spotted dolphin, WNA  
                             False killer whale, WNA  
                             Harp seal, WNALONGLINE FISHERIES:Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico large pelagics longline
361
Humpback whale, WNA*+ 
                             Minke whale, Canadian east coast  
                             Risso's dolphin, WNA  
                             Long-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             Short-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             Common dolphin, WNA*  
                             Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA*  
                             Pantropical spotted dolphin, WNA*  
                             Striped dolphin, WNA  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, GMX Outer Continental Shelf  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, GMX Continental Shelf Edge and Slope  
                             Atlantic spotted dolphin, Northern GMX  
                             Pantropical spotted dolphin, Northern GMX  
                             Risso's dolphin, Northern GMX Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*TRAP/POT FISHERIES—LOBSTER:Gulf of Maine, U.S. mid-Atlantic lobster trap/pot
13,000
North Atlantic right whale, WNA*+ 
                             Humpback whale, WNA*+  
                             Fin whale, WNA*+  
                             Minke whale, Canadian east coast  
                             White-sided dolphin, WNA*  
                             Harbor seal, WNA  
                             Harbor seal, WNACategory IIGILLNET FISHERIES:U.S. mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet
>655
Humpback whale, WNA*+ 
                             Minke whale, Canadian east coast  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*Gulf of Maine small pelagics surface gillnet
133
Humpback whale, WNA*+ 
                             White-sided dolphin, WNA*  
                             Harbor seal, WNASoutheastern U.S. Atlantic shark gillnet
12
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal* 
                             North Atlantic right whale, WNA*+TRAWL FISHERIES:Atlantic squid, mackerel, butterfish trawl
620
Common dolphin, WNA* 
                             Risso's dolphin, WNA  
                             Long-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             Short-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             White-sided dolphin, WNA*Atlantic herring midwater trawl (including pair trawl)
17
None documentedPURSE SEINE FISHERIES:Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine
50
Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastalHAUL SEINE FISHERIES:Mid-Atlantic haul seine
25
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal* 
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*STOP NET FISHERIES:North Carolina roe mullet stop net
13
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*Category IIIGILLNET FISHERIES:

( print page 24455)Rhode Island, southern Massachusetts (to Monomoy Island), and New York Bight (Raritan and Lower New York Bays) inshore gillnet
32
Humpback whale, WNA*+ 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*Long Island Sound inshore gillnet
20
Humpback whale, WNA*+ 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*Delaware Bay inshore gillnet
60
Humpback whale, WNA*+ 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet
45
None documentedNorth Carolina inshore gillnet
94
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+Gulf of Mexico inshore gillnet (black drum, sheepshead, weakfish, mullet, spot, croaker)
unknown
None documentedGulf of Maine, Southeast U.S. Atlantic coastal shad, sturgeon gillnet
1,285
Minke whale, Canadian east coast 
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+Gulf of Mexico coastal gillnet (includes mullet gillnet fishery in LA and MS)
unknown
Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, GMX Bay, Sound, & Estuarine*Florida east coast, Gulf of Mexico pelagics king and Spanish mackerel gillnet
271
Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX Bay, Sound, & Estuarine*TRAWL FISHERIES:North Atlantic bottom trawl
1,052
Long-finned pilot whale, WNA* 
                             Short-finned pilot whale, WNA*  
                             Common dolphin, WNA*  
                             White-sided dolphin, WNA*  
                             Striped dolphin, WNA  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshoreMid-Atlantic, Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl
>18,000
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+Gulf of Maine northern shrimp trawl
320
None documentedGulf of Maine, Mid-Atlantic sea scallop trawl
215
None documentedMid-Atlantic mixed species trawl
>1,000
None documentedGulf of Mexico butterfish trawl
2
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Eastern GMX 
                             Pantropical spotted dolphin, Eastern GMXGeorgia, South Carolina, Maryland whelk trawl
25
None documentedCalico scallops trawl
200
None documentedBluefish, croaker, flounder trawl
550
None documentedCrab trawl
400
None documentedU.S. Atlantic monkfish trawl
unknown
Common dolphin, WNA*MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:Finfish aquaculture
48
Harbor seal, WNAShellfish aquaculture
unknown
None documentedPURSE SEINE FISHERIES:Gulf of Maine Atlantic herring purse seine
30
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF* 
                             Harbor seal, WNA  
                             Gray seal, Northwest North AtlanticMid-Atlantic menhaden purse seine
22
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+Gulf of Maine menhaden purse seine
50
None documentedFlorida west coast sardine purse seine
10
Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastalU.S. Atlantic tuna purse seine
unknown
None documentedU.S. Mid-Atlantic hand seine
>250
None documentedLONGLINE/HOOK-AND-LINE FISHERIES:Gulf of Maine tub trawl groundfish bottom longline/ hook-and-line
46
Harbor seal, WNA 
                             Gray seal, Northwest North AtlanticSoutheastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico snapper-grouper and other reef fish bottom longline/hook-and-line
3,800
None documentedSoutheastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shark bottom longline/hook-and-line
124
None documentedGulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic tuna, shark swordfish hook-and-line/harpoon
26,223
None documentedSoutheastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico & U.S. Mid-Atlantic pelagic hook-and-line/harpoon
1,446
None documentedTRAP/POT FISHERIES—LOBSTER, CRAB, AND FISH:

( print page 24456)Gulf of Maine, U.S. mid-Atlantic mixed species trap/pot
100
North Atlantic right whale, WNA*+, 
                             Humpback whale, WNA*+  
                             Minke whale, Canadian east coast  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*  
                             Harbor seal, WNA  
                             Gray seal, Northwest North AtlanticU.S. mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. Atlantic black sea bass trap/pot
30
None documentedU.S. mid-Atlantic eel trap/pot
>700
None documentedAtlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico blue crab trap/pot
20,500
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal* 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal  
                             Bottlenose dolphin, GMX Bay, Sound, & Estuarine*  
                             West Indian manatee, FL*+Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean spiny lobster trap/pot
4,847
West Indian manatee, FL*+ 
                             Bottlenose dolphin, WNA coastal*+STOP SEINE/WEIR/POUND FISHERIES:Gulf of Maine herring and Atlantic mackerel stop seine/weir
50
North Atlantic right whale, WNA* 
                             Humpback whale, WNA*+  
                             Minke whale, Canadian east coast  
                             Harbor porpoise, GME/BF*  
                             Harbor seal, WNA  
                             Gray seal, Northwest North AtlanticU.S. mid-Atlantic mixed species stop/seine/weir (except the North Carolina roe mullet stop net)
500
None documentedU.S. mid-Atlantic crab stop seine/weir
2,600
None documentedDREDGE FISHERIES:Gulf of Maine, U.S. mid-Atlantic sea scallop dredge
233
None documentedU.S. mid-Atlantic offshore surfclam and quahog dredge
100
None documentedGulf of Maine mussel
>50
None documentedU.S. mid-Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico oyster
7,000
None documentedHAUL SEINE FISHERIES:Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Caribbean haul seine
25
None documentedBEACH SEINE FISHERIES:Caribbean beach seine
15
West Indian manatee, FL+DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES:Gulf of Maine urchin dive, hand/mechanical collection
>50
None documentedAtlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean shellfish dive, hand/mechanical collection
20,000
None documentedCOMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES:Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean commercial passenger fishing vessel
4,000
None documented1
                         * Marine mammal stock is strategic or is proposed to be listed as strategic in the draft SARs for 1998.2
                         *+ Stock is listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA or as depleted under the MMPA.3
                         *List of Abbreviations Used in Table 2 FL - Florida NC - North Carolina GA - Georgia SC - South Carolina GME/BF - Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy TX - Texas GMX - Gulf of Mexico WNA - Western North Atlantic
 List of Fisheries for 2001 NMFS is currently conducting a thorough review of the current fisheries classifications and will publish proposed changes to the LOF in the summer of 2000. Dated: April 19, 2000. Andrew A. Rosenberg, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Services.


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