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2012-29967 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Area Rule This temporary rule implements emergency measures under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to close the Elephant Trunk Area (ETA) to all scallop vessels for up to 180 days in order to protect the abundance of small scallops in the area. Closing the ETA will prevent fishing effort in this area, which could reduce long-term scallop biomass and optimum yield from the ETA, and could compromise the overall success of the scallop area rotational management program. The New England Fishery Management Council (Council), with the support of the scallop industry, requested that NMFS take this action quickly in order to minimize fishing effort in the ETA. 2012-12-12 2012 12 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/12/12/2012-29967/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-sea-scallop-fishery-closure-of-the-elephant https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-12/pdf/2012-29967.pdf Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 54,361 This temporary rule implements emergency measures under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to close the Elephant Trunk Area (ETA) to all scallop vessels for up to 180 days in order to...  

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