2. We support the "Commercial Fishermen's Boundary Line" 

 which is Alternative 4. Loran C. coordinates are 13750, 

 13870, 44140, 44295. 



3. Any boundary for the Sanctuary must include the Mass 

 Bay Disposal Site to receive our full support for final 

 designation. 



2. See generic responses B.l. and-"B.2. 



"[_ mus 



r5| 4. All ocean disposal, including industrial fish wastes, 

 -' -jst be prohibited within the Sanctuary. 



4. 



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■5. Any existing permits for Aquaculture operation within 

 the Sanctuary must be phased out and practice prohibited. 

 We feel that a National Marine Sanctuary should be for the 

 benefit of all; no privatization of the Sanctuary's 

 resources should be allowed. 



6. Offshore hydrocarbon 

 exploitation must be prohi 



Tl . All vessels, commerci 

 (^.allowed to exceed a 15-lcno 

 |_Sanctuary . 



[s. Lightering, the trans 

 /■j_ship to ship, must be proh 



oTs. Offshore incineration 

 |_Sanctuary . 



and mineral exploration and 

 bited within the Sanctuary. 



al and recreational , must not be 

 t speed limit within the 



fer of hydrocarbon products from 

 ibited within the Sanctuary. 



nust be prohibited withing the 



10. All tankers must repo 

 Sanctuary and must give thi 

 will remain in the Sanctua 

 accessible to the commerci 

 radio station set up by Ma 



rt their intention to enter the 

 e approximate length of time they 

 ry. This information must be 

 al and recreational fleets over a 

 ssport . 



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"11. Sanctuary research and educational programs must not 

 interfere, disrupt, or halt any commercial or recreational 



activities . 



12. The Sanctuary designation must be fully funded at the 

 time of implementation. 



13. One Sanctuary office must be located on the North Shore 

 and the other on Cape Cod. 



114. A Sanctuary Advisory Committ 

 appointed advisors must be fisher 

 fisherman currently fishing. 



ee must be created. The 

 ries representative and /or 



He look forward to your acceptance of these 

 recommendations . 



3. NOAA proposes to prohibit disposal of 

 all substances and materials, including 

 fish processing wastes, within the 

 Sanctuary. Exceptions to this prohibi- 

 tion are noted at proposed 15 CFR 



§ 940.5(a) (see Appendix A). 



4. See generic response G. 



5. See generic response E. 



6. See generic responses K.l. and K.2. 



7. See generic response F. 



8. See generic response H. 



9. NOAA does not intend to require prior 

 notification by commercial tankers, or 

 by any vessel, of intent to enter 

 Sanctuary waters and to indicate in- 

 tended length of time within Sanctuary 

 boundaries. While the primary objective 

 of Sanctuary management is resource 

 protection, multiple uses compatible 

 with that objective are encouraged in 

 Sanctuaries. Part of Sanctuary manage- 

 ment, however, will encompass monitoring 

 of vessel activities, to ensure that 

 compatibility is maintained. NOAA will 

 coordinate with existing authorities and 

 interests, such as Massport, in these 

 management efforts. 



10. Existing uses of Sanctuary waters, 

 such as commercial and recreational 

 uses, will not be precluded by Sanctuary 

 designation, or by subsequent Sanctuary 

 research and/or educational programs. 



In the event of an emergency situation 

 threatening Sanctuary resources and/or 

 qualities, or human safety, NOAA may 

 determine the need to close off areas of 

 the Sanctuary for limited periods of 

 time. 



11. The level of Federal funding avail- 

 able to the proposed Sanctuary is depen- 

 dent upon Congressional appropriations 

 to the National Marine Sanctuary Pro- 

 gram. It is NOAA's intention that the 

 Sanctuary be adequately funded at the 

 time of designation. 



12. Comments noted. NOAA has selected 

 Plymouth as the location for the 

 Sanctuary headquarters facility. One or 

 more "satellite" offices are also con- 

 templated following establishment and 

 staffing of the headquarters. At the 

 time of final designation, NOAA intends 

 that a Sanctuary Manager will have been 

 hired, and a Sanctuary headquarters 

 facility identified. 



13. See generic response 0. 



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