ATLANTIC LARGE WHALE TAKE REDUCTION PLAN

• 2009 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program Funding Opportunity (mitigating risks posed to NARW by entanglement in fishing gear- deadline October 1, 2008)
• 2008 AWLTRT Meeting Summary (July 2008)
• ALWTRP Proposed Rule- Extension and Clarification (06/06/20008)
  • Permit Holder Letter (06/03/2008)
  • Regulatory Impact Review
• Marine Mammal Commission's FY 2008 Funding Opportunity (deadline July 15, 2008)
• 2005 Large Whale Entanglement and Ship Strike Report (April 2008)
• Northeast Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Protection Guidelines for Recreational Boaters and Fishermen (April 2008)
• Information on the ALWTRP FEIS and Final Rule (10/05/07)
• MMAP 2008 Information
  • Northeast Region MMAP details
    • TRP's for Atlantic Fisheries (01/08/08)
  • Southeast Region MMAP details
• ALWTRP Whale Research Matrix
• ALWTRP Gear Research Matrix
• Process for Considering Gear Modifications under the ALWTRP (October 2006)
• Large Whale Serious Injury/Mortalities: 2001-2005 (March 2007)
• Information on Low Profile Groundline Workshops
  • Summary of the 2005 Low Profile Meetings

Right Whale Photo by David Wiley