April 6, Ij"'': 



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 Off 



.Toseph Uravitch. Cheit j 



.-(.uarles and Reserves Division , 

 ice of ocean and Coastal Resource Managexent 

 U-.nal oceanic and Atmospheric AtJtnirvlstration 

 -; Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 714 ■ 



Ington, D.C. 20235 ■ j 



r; ',1 r Mr. Uravitch, 



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we find the descriptions of -fishrng S^^" ^--ft^^^^,' 

 IK. DEI3/MP for the proposed StelWagen Ban< oa..ctuar> 



AS promised, ve have rewritten "tne^ and propose th* 

 1-uing as a substitute. . ' , 



"''-'- 'ott.^ Trawl - Conic,! net towed alon, the s-- 

 " conical 'net used In conjunct 



Scottish Seine - ..w,..*. ':'^ ■ ^i„ ^, 



with lon g-T^s used to herd fish into the r,- 

 along the seabed ; . 



Puxse Se^ - An encircling net^u.e. tomcat- , 



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c ■•■ 1. a i i c 3 



D. S callop Dredge - Metal framea - 

 harvest shellfish on the , seabed 



E. Clam Dredge - Met.-,! .fra.^ed device us = . to he 

 shellfish under the seabed 



"'"Vhoo. and Line - Hand hel^ gear usei for tot. 



fish or tuna i i - j „ , i 



Tub Tra-.ns - Multiple hooks attatcned on a ) 

 line used for groundf ish ; 

 Fish Traps - Stationary devices usea .or ha. 



groundfish , \ ^ i ..-a fr^,- 



£obster Trans - Stationar'y devices us^d for 

 harvesting lobsters and drabs 

 Sink Gillnets - Stationary nets ano-.ored on 

 ilJbed used for harvestirig grcundfisa 

 Harpoo:-.s - used priniariiy on bluefin tuna • 



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3. 



,i•^G REGULATIO."JS - The New England Fishery ^'^"^3e^.Gnt C 

 must have control over fishing rdgula t ions vi .hin t. ■• 

 sanctuary. As the draft isV^^itten now, tne sanctu.-.r 

 the final say. Ke support the regulatory language 5- 

 by the NEFMC in their publld comrJGnt. ; . 



••„M, ADVISORY COMMITTEE - We want a;forr.al C0T:n<ttee t<.^. 

 all the different user groups: Gillnetters , Lobsterr-^^ 

 Tub Trawlers, Tuna Fishermen, Seiners, Draggers, s^o_ 

 Cls.T.mers, Whaleva tchers , Ch.irter'jcats , Recreational , 

 and Consumers. ' j ^ . . , ,, ,j„, , 



■••,^SY - Fishermen support boundary ,#i, which includes 1 

 dur.nsite at the -A' Buoy. This is the only alternaM 

 includes the entire dump site. tt is impctant that 

 boundary be in both Loran C ;and Lat./Long.. Fishc.r- 

 reed to know where the bound.ary lies, whether thej .. 



f 

 Frank Mirachi' - President MIDA 

 Bob MacKinnorf - New E.-.gland Gil.U 



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MASSACHUSETTS INSHORE DRAGGERMEN ' S 



ASSOCIATION 



NEW ENGLAND GILLNETTERS ASSOCIATION 



1. Thank you for the information on 

 specific fishing gear utilized in th 

 Stellwagen Bank area; it has been 

 incorporated into the FEIS. 



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2. See generic response N. 



3. See generic response O. 



4. See generic response B.l. 



:l',.;rs A^sn 



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England 



Aquarium 



April 11. 1991 



Mr. Joseph Uravitch. Chief 



OCRM. Sanctuaries & Reserves Division 



NCAA 



1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, suite 714 



Washington. DC 20235 



Dear Mr. Uravitch, 



On behalf of the New England Aquarium (NEAq). I am submitting the following 

 comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Management Plan (DEIS/MP) for 

 the proposed Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. First, I extend to you our 

 appreciation for the laudable efforts of NCAA personnel who have moved this 

 proposal forward, and who have contributed to the development the DEIS/MP. 



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