Letter of concurrence on the issuance of Permit No. 20294 to Robert DiGiovanni Jr. for vessel and aerial surveys of blue, fin, North Atlantic right, sei, and sperm whales

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• Alternative Title:
  National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Letter of Concurrence ; FPR-2017-9209
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,
• 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. 20294) to Mr. Robert DiGiovanni Jr. 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 Mid Atlantic Ocean coastal and offshore waters from Rhode Island to North Carolina, over a five-year period (June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2022)"--Page [3]. [doi:10.7289/V5X928CK (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5X928CK)]
• 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.
  
  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, June 2, 2017.
  
  "Action Agency: Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service."
  
  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 8).
  
  
• Keywords:
  Aerial Surveys Cetacea Conservation Government Policy Instruments Marine Mammals Research Whales Aerial Surveys Government Policy Marine Mammals

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• DOI:
  http://doi.org/10.7289/V5X928CK
• Document Type:
  Letter of Concurrence
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
• Name as Subject:
  United States. ; United States.
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c7055dd3292741d8b9bf12c015ed80350d63fa441bdb2f94d025cae0b6b3ad3b
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/14717/noaa_14717_DS1.pdf
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