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Environmental assessment, issuance of a scientific research permit for sea turtle research in the northwest Atlantic Ocean (file no. 15566)
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2011
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Alternative Title:Issuance of a scientific research permit for sea turtle research in the northwest Atlantic Ocean (file no. 15566)
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Description:"The proposed action is issuance of a scientific research permit that would authorize sea turtles to be captured by trawl and handled, blood sampled, measured, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, photographed, and released. A subsample of animals would be authorized for barnacle, keratin, and fecal sampling, cloacal swabs, ultrasound, and attachment of satellite and/or VHF transmitters. The purpose of this research is to assess temporal change in catch rates, size distributions, sex and genetic ratios, and health of sea turtles. Impacts from these activities would be short-term and minimal to individual animals and negligible to the species. A biological opinion concluded that the proposed action would not likely jeopardize the continued existence of the species and would not likely destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat. The permit would be valid for five years"--Cover letter.
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