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Environmental assessment for issuance of four scientific research permits for cetacean studies
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2012
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Description:"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue four five-year scientific research permits 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.) the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226), and the Fur Seal Act of1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). Permit Nos. 16163, 16160, 16111, and 15569 would authorize takes of marine mammals during varying combinations of research activities including aerial surveys, vessel surveys for behavioral observations, photo-identification, underwater photography and videography, collection of sloughed skin and feces, sampling whale blows, passive acoustic recordings, suction cup and implantable dart tagging, biopsy sample collection, and acoustic playbacks. The permits would also authorize export and re-import of parts. Specific objectives of each pernlit applicant vary but ultimately involve the continuation of long-term research on Southern Resident killer whales and other cetacean species"--Abstract.
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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