1. -1 u,^v,r,r- PoTtjoise: The population estimate of 

 page 42, P^"^"?^^^' fP^ffl^fff^ varioGs%tudies , all of 

 16,000 IS one of several °^"Yf%;" _. decree (see attached 

 Which are considered ""relxable t= =o»e^gree (s^^^^.^^ ^^^^^^ 



discussion of harbor PO'T"^^^' : „ ^^^"^ of harbor porpoise 

 of NMFS is planning °" =°"f =^^"^, ^J^^y^ccurate nu^er. The 

 this sm^er that should give | "^^^^^^^^^^^ declining due in part 

 possibility exists ^hat this species = Y fishery. NMFS is 

 to entanglement in the Gulf "^^^^^^^xl^^tion Progran and gillnet 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^ S: b!-The"ha^^o^ 



p^r^Sile/luin^t int^^ac^ifn°i^^n%::^: o ^ =r concern and 



sh^ld be a priority for sanctuary research and 

 education/ interpretation. 



cage 43 paragraphs 1 and 2 , Harhor Seal: Please edit the 

 page 4J, P^"^ .r^^., breeding range for northwestern 

 -i-tH^harb r^i^tgx^nds fro. ice free -tic^waters^south 



^^:^l^. aferr^oith^as Cape Cod Bay ^-currently are 

 only seasonal residents in southern New England (f-om late 

 September until late May)." /he second sentence implies that t..e 

 first should read you are referring to historic range. 

 page 44, g. ^^^^Xd., paragraph 1= For the sentence.^^Vari^ 



r^d'Is f^tlo^s-'-Var o^s s^:birds"re often specialized in their 

 "^ding behavio^, resulting in little overlap of Preferred prey. 

 I^-iter^ f-nd-n"?hf c-^^ori:In^ Sgior (Pow^rf a^%rown. 

 1983) . 



■r., 1. t.-=^=r,(- nav F^'i'-ina: Discussions of present day 



Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/NEC-72 ""atus of the Fishery 

 Resources Off the Northeastern United States for 1989 , and is 

 available from the Northeast Fisheries Center of the NMFS. The 

 1991 update should be published soon. 



page 59: The American eel is erroneously listed as an 



invertebrate. 



page 65, paragraph 1, last sentence: My copy of the ESA gives a 

 lop criminal fine of S50,000. The DEIS gives fines of up to 

 $10,000. 



page 73, paragraph 4: A discussion of MARPOL and marine debris 

 should be in a separate section from commercial shipping. This 

 is because the conditions of MARPOL and the Marine Plastic 

 Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987, the U.S. law which 

 implements MARPOL, are applicable to ALL vessels, including those 

 used in commercial fishing, whalewatching, and sportfishing. 

 Placing this discussion under commercial shipping does not give 

 the issue the attention it deserves as a broad-based problem. 

 The impacts of marine debris to the environment, including 

 ingestion by or entanglement of endangered species and other 

 B^^ine life: fouling of props and gear, and ghost fishing by lost 

 gear should be mentioned. 



page 74, paragraph 2 and page 154 Commercial ghipoinq : As with 

 MARPOL and marine debris, vessel collisions with endangered 

 species must be discussed in a separate section from commercial 

 shipping. All boats have the potential to collide with these 

 animals The DEIS admits on page 154 that "Further data are 

 necessary to detennine the level of vessel collisions with 

 cetaceans". However, by placing this concern in discussions of 



commercial shipping it is implied to be a problem unique to that 

 industry. A section labelled "General Vessel Activity" would 

 more accurately present problems common to all boating activity 

 on Stellwagen Bank. 



page 96, 13. Recreational Activities/Tourism : This _ information 

 overlaps with sections on whalewatching and sportfishing and 

 should be incorporated into those discussions. A more 

 appropriate subject for this title would be recreational sailing 

 and Dotorboating activities that occur on the bank. Although 

 unquantified, several participants in the Stellwagen Bank 

 Sanctuary Coalition contend that recreational boaters represent a 

 threat to cetaceans and overall boater safety. Those problems 

 are posed by the number and speeds of boats. 



page 99, 2nd paragraph, .Tnint State/Feder al Programs: The first 

 sentence should read "As an Estuary of National Significance 

 encompassing Massachusetts Bay, Cape Cod Bay, and Boston Harbor, 

 EPA and Massachusetts are developing a single Comprehensive 

 Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for this area." 



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