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Supplemental environmental assessment for issuance of modification to scientific research permit no. 10022 to conduct research on protected sea turtles
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2010
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Alternative Title:Modification to scientific research permit no. 10022 to conduct research on protected sea turtles;Permit no. 10022 to conduct research on protected sea turtles;
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Description:"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources, proposes to issue a modification to a scientific research permit for takes of sea turtles in the wild, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR Parts 222-226). The purpose of the permitted research is to gather information regarding sea turtle species assemblage, population abundance, size classes, growth, seasonal movements, natal origin, and overwintering behaviors. The proposed modification would allow for further assessment of habitat use and determine if current recommendations for relocation distances of turtles captured in relocation trawler pre-sweeping operations are appropriate. The action area of the permit would not change: waters along the Florida Panhandle in the northern Gulf of Mexico. NMFS prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for issuance of the permit in 2008. Based on that analysis, NMFS determined that issuance of Permit No. 10022 would not significantly impact the quality of the human environment. In the EA NMFS determined that issuance of the permit would not have significant impacts on the physical, social, or economic environment but could result in harassment of sea turtles. The analyses focused on potential impacts to the biological environment. The proposed modification would authorize standard tagging procedures on sea turtles, including mitigation measures associated with those activities. The timing and location of research would not change. This supplemental EA (SEA) evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit modification by supplementing the 2008 EA's assessment of potential impacts on sea turtles, 2 specifically those that may result from the proposed changes in field procedures"--Abstract.
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