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3 Beauport Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930 



Joseph A. Dravitch, Chief 



Sanctuaries and Reserves Division 



Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management 



National Ocean Service/NOAA 



1825 Connecticut Avenue, hfW. Suite 714 



Washington, D.C. 20235 



Dear Kr . Dravitch: 



The last yea 

 experience in par 

 proposed designat 

 Marine Sanctuary. 



We vant to e 

 contact that Ms. 

 r agency and Mr . 

 Management office 

 proposed designat 



It is with m 

 Sanctuary designa 

 inform you of our 



The Gloucest 

 on March 25, 1991 



r and a half have been a great educational 

 ticipating in the review process of the 

 ion of Stellwagen Bank as a National 



xpress our appreciation for the constant 

 Sherrad Foster, Mr. Thomas Bickford of you 

 Brad Barr of the Mass. Coastal Zone 

 ,kept wit us during the process of this 

 ion. 



uch knowledge of what a National Marine 

 tion for Stellwagen Bank means that we 

 position. 



er Fishermen's Wives Association Inc. voted 

 to support the proposed designation. 



Enclose you will find recommendations which we want to 

 see implemented in the final designation. 



We are committed to support the designation of 

 Stellwagen Bank as a National Marine Sanctuary if and only 

 the intention is to protect the area from activities 

 (Excluding commercial and sport fishing activities) that can 

 cause environmental destruction and Commercial and Sport 

 fishing is allowed without the interference of the Sanctuary 

 Managers. 



Sincerely Yours, 



Angela Sanfilippo, Pres. 



COMMENTS TO THE DRAFT E.I.S. MANAGEMENT PLAN TO DESIGNATE 

 STELLWAGEN BANK A NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. 



GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN'S PROGRAM 

 GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN'S WIVES ASSOCIATION 



1. 



1. We support the comments recommended by the New England 

 Fisheries Management Council in regard to fisheries 

 management for Stellwagen Bank designation as National 

 Marine Sanctuary. 



1. See expanded discussion at PART 

 THREE, Section II.C.14. Also see generic 

 response N. NOAA does propose any 

 Sanctuary regulation of fishing 

 activities; nor does NOAA propose to 

 list fishing as an activity "subject to 

 Sanctuary regulation." In the event of 

 any future identified need to consider 

 additional regulation of fishing 

 activities, the New England Fishery 

 Management Council will continue to 

 exercise its mandates under the FCMA; 

 and NMFS will continue to implement any 

 FMP or fishing regulation developed via 

 the Council. NOAA intends to work 

 closely with both the NEFMC and NMFS to 

 assist with the attainment of fisheries 

 management objectives within the 

 Sanctuary. 



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