Environmental assessment issuance of an incidental harassment authorization to Cape Wind Associates to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts

Lecky, James H.

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Environmental assessment issuance of an incidental harassment authorization to Cape Wind Associates to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts

2011
By Lecky, James H.

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Issuance of an incidental harassment authorization to Cape Wind Associates to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts
Personal Author:

Lecky, James H.
Corporate Authors:

United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources, ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration,

United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources, ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration, Less -
NOAA Program & Office:

NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)

NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Less -
Description:

"The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Cape Wind Associates, LLC for the taking, by Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals, incidental to conducting a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts"--Abstract. "NMFS proposes to issue an Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Cape Wind Associates to allow the take, by Level B harassment, of minke whale, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, harbor porpoise, gray seal, and harbor seal, incidental to a high resolution geophysical survey. Elevated sound levels may result in short-term harassment of marine mammals, including avoidance and behavioral changes"--Cover letter summary.
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United States ; Massachusetts ; Nantucket Sound ; Atlantic Coast (Mass.)

United States ; Massachusetts ; Nantucket Sound ; Atlantic Coast (Mass.) Less -
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