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Environmental assessment for issuance of a permit (file no. 15415) for visual stimuli research on North Atlantic right whales
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2011
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Alternative Title:Issuance of a permit (file no. 15415) for visual stimuli research on North Atlantic right whales
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Description:"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a three-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. 15415 would authorize harassment of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) along the U.S. Atlantic coast from New York to Maine. Activities would include close approach by vessel to observe and photograph right whales. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of visual deterrents on right whale behavior to reduce entanglement in fishing gear"--Abstract.
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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Compliance:Submitted
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