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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 86 / Thursday, May 6, 2021 / Rules and Regulations notice of proposed LOA in the Federal Register, including the associated analysis of the change, and solicit public comment before issuing the LOA.
c An LOA issued under 216.106 of this chapter and 218.7 for the activity identified in 218.1a may be modified by NMFS under the following circumstances:
1 NMFS may modify including augment the existing mitigation, monitoring, or reporting measures after consulting with Navy regarding the practicability of the modifications if doing so creates a reasonable likelihood of more effectively accomplishing the goals of the mitigation and monitoring set forth in the preamble for these regulations.
i Possible sources of data that could contribute to the decision to modify the mitigation, monitoring, or reporting measures in a LOA:
A Results from Navys monitoring from previous years;
B Results from other marine mammal and/or sound research or studies;
C Any information that reveals marine mammals may have been taken in a manner, extent or number not authorized by these regulations or subsequent LOAs; and ii If, through adaptive management, the modifications to the mitigation, monitoring, or reporting measures are substantial, NMFS will publish a notice of proposed LOA in the Federal Register and solicit public comment.
2 If NMFS determines that an emergency exists that poses a significant risk to the well-being of the species or stocks of marine mammals specified in a LOA issued pursuant to 216.106 of this chapter and 218.7, a LOA may be modified without prior notice or opportunity for public comment. Notice would be published in the Federal Register within 30 days of the action.
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50 CFR Part 635
Docket No. 180117042888402; RTID
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and
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ACTION:

Temporary rule, closure.

NMFS closes the Angling category Gulf of Mexico area incidental trophy fishery for large medium and giant trophy i.e., measuring 73
inches 185 cm curved fork length or greater Atlantic bluefin tuna BFT.
This action is being taken to prevent further overharvest of the Angling category Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy BFT subquota.

SUMMARY:

Effective 11:30 p.m., local time, May 4, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Redd, Jr., larry.redd@noaa.gov, 3014278503, Nicholas Velseboer, nicholas.velseboer@noaa.gov, 978675
2168, or Lauren Latchford, lauren.latchford@noaa.gov, 301427
8503.
Atlantic highly migratory species HMS
fisheries, including BFT fisheries, are managed under the authority of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act ATCA;
16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.. The 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plan FMP
and its amendments are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 635.
Section 635.27 divides the U.S. BFT
quota recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICCAT
and as implemented by the United States among the various domestic fishing categories, per the allocations established in the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP and its amendments.
NMFS is required under the MSA to provide U.S. fishing vessels with a reasonable opportunity to harvest quotas under relevant international fishery agreements such as the ICCAT
Convention, which is implemented domestically pursuant to ATCA.
Under 635.28a1, NMFS publishes a closure notice with the Office of the Federal Register for publication when a BFT quota or subquota is reached or is projected to be reached. Retaining, possessing, or landing BFT under that quota category is prohibited on or after the effective date and time of a closure notice for that category, for the remainder of the fishing year, until the opening of the relevant subsequent quota period or until such date as specified.

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Angling Category Large Medium and Giant Gulf of Mexico Trophy Fishery Closure The 2021 BFT fishing year, which is managed on a calendar-year basis and subject to an annual calendar-year quota, began January 1, 2021. The Angling category season opened January 1, 2021, and continues through December 31, 2021. The current Angling category quota is 232.4 metric tons mt, of which 5.3 mt is allocated for the harvest of large medium and giant trophy BFT by vessels fishing under the Angling category quota, with 1.8 mt allocated for each of the following areas:
North of 3918 N. lat. off Great Egg Inlet, NJ; south of 3918 N. lat. and outside the Gulf of Mexico the southern area; and in the Gulf of Mexico. Per 635.27a2iii, the Gulf of Mexico region includes all waters of the U.S. exclusive economic zone EEZ
west and north of the boundary stipulated at 600.105c. Trophy BFT
measure 73 inches 185 cm curved fork length or greater.
Based on reported landings from the NMFS Automated Catch Reporting System, NMFS has determined that the codified Angling category Gulf of Mexico trophy BFT subquota of 1.8 mt has been reached and exceeded and that a closure of the Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy BFT fishery is warranted. Therefore, retaining, possessing, or landing large medium or giant BFT in the Gulf of Mexico by persons aboard HMS Angling category and the HMS Charter/Headboat permitted vessels when fishing recreationally must cease at 11:30 p.m.
local time on May 4, 2021. This closure will remain effective through December 31, 2021. This action is intended to prevent further overharvest of the Angling category Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy BFT subquota, and is taken consistent with the regulations at 635.28a1. NMFS previously closed the 2021 trophy BFT fishery in the southern area on March 1, 2021 86 FR
12548, March 4, 2021.
If needed, subsequent Angling category adjustments will be published in the Federal Register. Information regarding the Angling category fishery for Atlantic tunas, including daily retention limits for BFT measuring 27
inches 68.5 cm to less than 73 inches and any further Angling category adjustments, is available at hmspermits.noaa.gov or by calling 978
2819260. HMS Angling category and HMS Charter/Headboat permit holders may catch and release or tag and release BFT of all sizes, subject to the requirements of the catch-and-release
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