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Alternative Title:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Letter of Concurrence
Corporate Authors:
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division,; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,;
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division,; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,; Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service);
Description:
"The proposed action for this consultation is the issuance of a scientific research permit (Permit No. 20527) to Dr. Ann Pabst to authorize take of ESA-listed blue, fin, North Atlantic right, sei, and sperm whales, in addition to several non-ESA-listed cetaceans, in the form of harassment under the MMPA. Under the MMPA, take of all age classes and both sexes would be authorized. No take of blue, fin, North Atlantic right, sei, and sperm whales under the ESA would be authorized since, as discussed above, the proposed research would not rise to the level of take under the ESA. The proposed research would involve both aerial and vessel surveys of cetaceans in the Atlantic Ocean from Delaware Bay to Cape Canaveral, Florida, over a five-year period (June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2022)"--Page [3]. [doi:10.7289/V5GB225Q (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5GB225Q)]
Content Notes:
consultation conducted by: Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. "Consultation Tracking number: FPR-2017-9199." Letter to: Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, from: Donna S. Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, signed and dated, May 25, 2017. "Action Agency: Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (pages 9).
Keywords:
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Aerial Surveys
Cetacea
Conservation
Government Policy
Instruments
Marine Mammals
Research
Whales

DOI:
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5GB225Q
Document Type:
Letter of Concurrence;
Place as Subject:
United States; Atlantic Coast (U.S.);
United States; Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha256:98e6dd4320d8d172c71fe58e9238aa7d8a56cee1b98574f2e81bb9595f14f823
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