Supplemental Information Report in Response to the August 18, 2011 Application by Idaho, Oregon, and Washington for Lethal Removal Authority under Section 120 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Details

• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
• Description:
  On March 14, 2008, we, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issued a final environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) supporting our decision to authorize the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (states) to lethally remove certain California sea lions to reduce pinniped predation on Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmon and steelhead (salmonids) below Bonneville Dam in the lower Columbia River. On November 23, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals instructed the district court of Oregon to vacate NMFS’ authorization and remand the decision to NMFS for further explanation.
• Subjects:
  • Environmental impact analysis
  • California sea lion
  • Salmon
  • Steelhead (Fish)
  • Seals (Animals)
  • Pinnipedia
  • Endangered species
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Columbia River ; Oregon ; Washington ; Idaho ; Bonneville Dam (Or. and Wash.)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/23900/noaa_23900_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 632.25 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:43e2cb8f4d6e5fdb6ee8930ca0f7ada17414997bf3897aea1204377d4ce4b1a469ac9d20842c8dd346d12570cbda3ed0ee79f930e44f5e0e733883bc797dbab9