Final List of Foreign Fisheries Rationale for Classification ** (Presence of mortality or injury (P/A), Co- Occurrence (C/O), Company (if Source of Marine Mammal Analogous Gear Fishery/Gear Number of aquaculture or Product (for Interactions (by group Marine Mammal (A/G), No RFMO or Legal Target Species or Product Type Vessels processor) processing) Area of Operation or species) Bycatch Estimates Information (N/I)) Protection Measures References Detailed Information Antigua and Barbuda Exempt Fisheries http://www.fao.org/fi/oldsite/FCP/en/ATG/body.htm http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y5402e/y5402e06.htm,ht tp://www.tradeboss.com/default.cgi/action/viewcompan lobster, rock, spiny, demersal fish ies/searchterm/spiny+lobster/searchtermcondition/1/ , (snappers, groupers, grunts, ftp://ftp.fao.org/fi/DOCUMENT/IPOAS/national/Antigua U.S. LoF Caribbean spiny lobster trap/ pot >197 None documented, surgeonfish), flounder pots, traps 74 Lewis Fishing not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented A/G AndBarbuda/NPOA_IUU.pdf Caribbean mixed species trap/pot are category III http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/fisheries/tabl lobster, rock, spiny free diving, loops 19 Lewis Fishing not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented A/G e2/Atlantic_GOM_Caribbean_shellfish.html Queen conch (Strombus gigas), Dive (SCUBA & free molluscs diving) 25 not applicable not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented A/G U.S. trade data Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean snapper- handline, hook and grouper and other reef fish bottom longline/hook-and-line/ >5,000 snapper line 71 Lewis Fishing not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented N/I, A/G U.S. trade data vessels/ Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf Off-shore pelagic spp. (tunas, dolphinfish, wahoo, etc.) Drop line 6 not applicable not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented N/I, A/G U.S. trade data Regulations made mainly to protect marine turtles have the added Special permit required (Sec. benefit of protecting marine mammals. Trawl nets, multi-panel nets, and 54 of Fisheries Regulations multifilament nets are banned in Antigua and Barbuda waters (Sec. 56. 2013); Maximum net length (1) (g) to (i) of Fisheries Regulation 2013). Large driftnet fishing is 450 ft. (Sec. 56.(1)(a) of banned in Antigua and Barbuda waters and no foreign or local fishing Fisheries Regulation 2013); vessel which engages in any large driftnet fishing activities shall be Coastal pelagic spp. (southern Maximum set time (soak time) permitted to transship, land or process any fish or have access to ports sennets, jacks, mullets, herrings, 4 hours (Sec. 56.(5) of and port facilities in Antigua and Barbuda waters (Sec. 57 of Fisheries etc.) Beach seine 1 not applicable not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented N/I, A/G Fisheries Regulation 2013 U.S. trade data Act 2006). Regulations made mainly to protect marine turtles have the added benefit of protecting marine mammals. Trawl nets, multi-panel nets, and multifilament nets are banned in Antigua and Barbuda waters (Sec. 56. Maximum net length 60 ft. per (1) (g) to (i) of Fisheries Regulation 2013). Large driftnet fishing is vessel (Sec. 56.(3) of banned in Antigua and Barbuda waters and no foreign or local fishing Fisheries Regulation 2013); vessel which engages in any large driftnet fishing activities shall be Maximum set time (soak permitted to transship, land or process any fish or have access to ports Coastal pelagic spp. (herrings, time) 4 hours (Sec. 56.(5) of and port facilities in Antigua and Barbuda waters (Sec. 57 of Fisheries ballyhoo, etc.) Bait net 1 not applicable not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ none documented none documented N/I, A/G Fisheries Regulation 2014 U.S. trade data Act 2006). Export Fisheries Marine mammals susceptible to gillnet gear Regulations made mainly to protect marine turtles have the added in coastal waters of the benefit of protecting marine mammals. Trawl nets, multi-panel nets, and Caribbean: tucuxi, pygmy multifilament nets are banned in Antigua and Barbuda waters (Sec. 56. sperm whale, Risso's Maximum net length 1800 ft. (1) (g) to (i) of Fisheries Regulation 2013). Large driftnet fishing is dolphin, bottlenose per vessel (Sec. 56.(1)(c) of banned in Antigua and Barbuda waters and no foreign or local fishing dolphin, Atlantic spotted Fisheries Regulation 2013); vessel which engages in any large driftnet fishing activities shall be Demersal spp. (grunts, parrotfish, dolphin, killer whale, Maximum set time (soak permitted to transship, land or process any fish or have access to ports surgeonfish, etc.) & coastal pelagic Clymene dolphin, spinner time) 4 hours (Sec. 56.(5) of and port facilities in Antigua and Barbuda waters (Sec. 57 of Fisheries spp. (jacks) gillnet 33 not applicable not applicable Antigua & Barbuda EEZ dolphin, humpback whale none documented A/G, C/O Fisheries Regulation 2013 - source: NOAA Cetacean Bycatch Tech Memo Act 2006). Argentina Exempt Fisheries Commerson's dolphin, spectacled porpoise, Peale's dolphin, "Patagonian blenny"/"rock cod" (E. Burmeister´s porpoise, maclovinus) handline none provided not applicable not applicable deepwater coastal area South American sea lion none provided A/G NEAQ Master Table_170410 Commerson's dolphin, pink cuskeel handline none provided not applicable not applicable Coastal areas Peale's dolphin none provided A/G NEAQ Master Table_170410 yellowtail/amberjack handline none provided not applicable not applicable Coastal areas none provided none provided A/G NEAQ Master Table_170410 Page 1 Rationale for Classification ** (Presence of mortality or injury (P/A), Co- Occurrence (C/O), Company (if Source of Marine Mammal Analogous Gear Fishery/Gear Number of aquaculture or Product (for Interactions (by group Marine Mammal (A/G), No RFMO or Legal Target Species or Product Type Vessels processor) processing) Area of Operation or species) Bycatch Estimates Information (N/I)) Protection Measures References Detailed Information Argentine goatfish handline none provided not applicable not applicable Coastal areas none provided none provided A/G NEAQ Master Table_170410 off the province of Argentine short fin squid jig 63 not applicable not applicable Buenos Aires none documented none documented A/G Argentina-provided incidental catch in deep water bottom trawl fisheries targeting other Argentine short fin squid jig 63 not applicable not applicable Rio Negro province none documented none documented A/G Argentina-provided species Argentine short fin squid jig 63 not applicable not applicable Chubut province none documented none documented A/G Argentina-provided Argentine short fin squid jig 63 not applicable not applicable Santa Cruz province none documented none documented A/G Argentina-provided octopus handline none provided not applicable not applicable Coastal areas none provided none provided A/G NEAQ Master Table_170410 trout aquaculture not applicable none provided none provided none provided none provided none provided N/I U.S. Trade Data seaweed hand collection none provided none provided none provided none provided none provided none provided N/I U.S. Trade Data CCAMLR, Law n° 25.577 Prohibition of cetaceans annual fishery; EEZ, off hunting in all Argentinean the coast of Tierra del EEZ, Regional Laws of Fuego and Isla de los Provinces (see Marine Estados and off the Mammal Action Plan) and toothfish trawl, bottom 4 freezer vessels not applicable not applicable province of Buenos Aires none documented none documented C/O, A/G CCAMLR measures Argentina-provided onboard observer program CCAMLR, Law n° 25.577 Prohibition of cetaceans hunting in all Argentinean EEZ, Regional Laws of Provinces (see Marine CCAMLR Subarea 88.1 Mammal Action Plan) and Fishery not active since 2010, On-board observer program, Low toothfish longline 1 not applicable not applicable and 88.2 none documented none documented C/O, A/G CCAMLR measures U.S. trade data frequency of bycatch observed (POB data 2003-2012). Export Fisheries On Board observers program (POB) data (2003- 2012) reported CCAMLR, Law n° 25.577 interactions with killer Prohibition of cetaceans annual fishery; EEZ, off whale and sperm whale. hunting in all Argentinean the coast of Tierra del The interactions were EEZ, Regional Laws of Fuego and Isla de los mainly individuals Low frequency of bycatch Provinces (see Marine Estados and off the observed near the boat observed (POB data 2003- Mammal Action Plan) and all vessels voluntarily employ cachaloteras to mitigate hook depredation, toothfish longline 1 not applicable not applicable province of Buenos Aires and hook depredation. 2012). C/O, A/G CCAMLR measures Argentina-provided onboard observer program Documented in the Northern and Central Patagonian Coast: Common dolphin, Dusky dolphin, Commerson´s Argentina-provided, NEAQ Master Table_170410, dolphin, Peale´s dolphin, Law n° 25.577 Prohibition of Argentina's National Plan of Action to Reduce the 35 coastal vessels, Commerso´s dolphin, and cetaceans hunting in all Interactions between Marine Mammals and Fisheries in 183 freezer vessels, annual fishery; provinces spectacled porpoise, Argentinean EEZ, Regional the Argentine Republic, Young and Iudicello, Argentine hake, squid, cuttlefish, 96 refrigerated high- of Chubut, Santa Cruz, South American Sea lion, Laws of Provinces (see http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/interactions/cetacea Marine mammal information added from