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Environmental assessment on effects of issuing Marine Mammal Scientific Research Permit No. 16479
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2012
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Alternative Title:Effects of issuing Marine Mammal Scientific Research Permit No. 16479
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Description:"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue Scientitic Research Pennit No. 16479, 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 pennit would be valid for five years from the date of issuance. The purposes of the research are to quantify the potential for near misses between vessels and humpback whales, and define the probability of 'surprise encounters' with humpback whales in relation to time of day, environmental variables, vessel behavior, whale abundance, and individual sex and age classes. The applicant requests takes ofhumpback whales and the Hawaiian Insular Stock of false killer whales"--Abstract.
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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