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Environmental assessment for issuance of a scientific research permit (file no. 15488) for research on North Atlantic right whales in the southeast United States
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2011
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Alternative Title:Issuance of a scientific research permit (file no. 15488) for research on North Atlantic right whales in the southeast United States;NMFS EA, file no. 15488;
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Description:"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a five-year scientific research permit for takes of marine mammals in the wild, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Permit No. 15488 would authorize harassment of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) off the coast of Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Activities would include aerial surveys and close approach by vessel to collect right whale photo-identification data, skinfblubber biopsies, and behavioral data. The purpose of the research is to monitor North Atlantic right whale population status, demographics, habitat and anthropogenic impacts. Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) would be harassed incidental to research"--Abstract (p. [1]).
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