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Environmental assessment on effects of issuing marine mammal scientific research permit no. 16388
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2013
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Alternative Title:Effects of issuing marine mammal scientific research permit no. 16388
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Description:The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue Scientific Research Permit No. 16388, 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 from the date ofissuance. The purposes of the research are to: 1) characterize diving and foraging behavior in the context of the oceanographic and acoustic environment to support improved management of baleen whales, 2) elucidate day-night cycles offoraging behavior, 3) study the environmental factors that influence diving behavior of all demographic groups, and 4) identify preferred prey species, but also elucidate the oceanographic conditions that help to concentrate prey to develop a predictive model of baleen whale distribution. The applicant requests takes of humpback, fin, blue, bowhead, sei, North Atlantic and North Pacific right, and non-ESA-listed Eastern North Pacific gray whales.
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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