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Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary : final environmental assessment for implementation of the Sanctuary Management Plan and new regulations
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2014
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Alternative Title:Environmental assessment for implementation of the Sanctuary Management Plan;Environmental assessment on updated regulations and final management plan for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary;
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Description:"The final rule adds a clarification to the prohibition on anchoring and adds an exemption to allow the use of weighted marker buoys that are continuously tended and used during otherwise lawful fishing or diving activities. A revised management plan outlining management priorities for GRNMS for the next 5-10 years has also been prepared. GRNMS regulations prohibit anchoring and the "placement" of any material on the bottom, which prevents the use of weighted marker buoys, not attached to a vessel, that are placed on the bottom for recreational diving safety and recreational fishing convenience. The rule exempts deployment of a weight on the bottom that is attached to a surface marker for fishing and diving in the sanctuary. The rule clarifies that "attempting" to anchor is also prohibited because deployment of anchors, even if the anchors do not set on the bottom, can result in impacts to the submerged lands. Enforcement officials have experienced occasions where sanctuary users were attempting to anchor in GRNMS despite the prohibition, but because the anchor had not yet been "set", the prohibition did not apply"--Cover letter summary.
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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