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Environmental assessment on effects of issuing marine mammal scientific research permit no. 15844
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Description:"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue Scientific Research Permit No. 15844, 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The permit would be valid for five years. The purposes of the research are to continue studies of long-term humpback whale populations to document trends in the abundance, spatial and temporal distribution, reproductive parameters, feeding behaviors, and the ecology, behavior, and population status of all demographic groups of these animals. The applicant requests takes of humpback whales, killer whales, and minke whales in the action area by conducting passive acoustics, videography, photo-identification surveys, biopsy sampling, and collecting sloughed skin and/or feces"--Abstract from Environmental Assessment.
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