Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries § 50.648.18 Standardized bycatch reporting methodology

NMFS shall comply with the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) provisions established in the following fishery management plans by the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology:  An Omnibus Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the Mid–Atlantic and New England Regional Fishery Management Councils, completed March 2015, also known as the SBRM Omnibus Amendment, by the New England Fishery Management Council, Mid–Atlantic Fishery Management Council, National Marine Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, and National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center:  Atlantic Bluefish;  Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish;  Atlantic Sea Scallop;  Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog;  Atlantic Herring;  Atlantic Salmon;  Deep–Sea Red Crab;  Monkfish;  Northeast Multispecies;  Northeast Skate Complex;  Spiny Dogfish;  Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass;  and Tilefish. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may obtain a copy of the SBRM Omnibus Amendment from the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov, 978–281–9300). You may inspect a copy at the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to:  www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.