# 61 FR 21430: New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_96-11772 ## Section - **Citation:** 61 FR 21430 - **Heading:** New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Federal Register / Vol. 61 / 61 FR 21430 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 650 [I.D. 042996G] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Public hearing; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public hearing to seek input on Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Amendment 5 would close an area to some fishing activities over an 18-month period to allow an experiment and demonstration project involving sea scallop research, resource enhancement, and aquaculture. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 4, 1996. The hearing will be held on Friday, May 17, 1996, at 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: Requests for special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1097. Copies of proposed Amendment 5 will be available at the hearing, but may be obtained in advance by calling or writing the Council office. The hearing will take place at the University of Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station, Glen Charlie Road, Wareham, MA; telephone: (508) 295-2212. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas G. Marshall, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, (671) 231-0422. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fishermen and any other interested members of the public are encouraged to attend this hearing to review a proposal to amend the FMP. Amendment 5 would establish a temporary experimental use area in Federal waters approximately 12 miles (22.22 km) southwest of Martha's Vineyard. During the 18-month-long project, the area would be used to determine whether it is feasible to enhance wild stocks through bottom seeding, and to study the interactions of the harvesting gear, sea scallops and their habitat, open-ocean pen engineering, and the growth rates of transferred juvenile brood stock in both pen culture and open bottom culture. Otter trawling, mid-water trawling and the use of other mobile gear, shellfish dredging and gillnetting would be prohibited within the 9 square-mile (23.31 square-km) site. Other fishing gear such as lobster traps and longline gear would be controlled but allowed within the area and the operation of hand gear would not be restricted. If the project is approved, the Council will amend the FMP accordingly. Discussion of this issue will be included on the agenda at the Council's June 5-6, 1996, meeting at the King's Grant Inn, Danvers, MA. There will be an opportunity for public comment at that time. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Douglas G. Marshall (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 6, 1996. Richard W. Surdi, Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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