Supplemental environmental assessment for the issuance of an amendment to scientific research permit for aerial and vessel surveys of North Atlantic right whales off the Southeastern United States (File No. 13927)

Golde, Helen M. (Helen Marcy)

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Supplemental environmental assessment for the issuance of an amendment to scientific research permit for aerial and vessel surveys of North Atlantic right whales off the Southeastern United States (File No. 13927)

2013
By Golde, Helen M. (Helen Marcy)

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Alternative Title:

Issuance of an amendment to scientific research permit for aerial and vessel surveys of North Atlantic right whales off the Southeastern United States (File No. 13927)
Personal Author:

Golde, Helen M. (Helen Marcy)
Corporate Authors:

United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources. ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration,

United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources. ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration, Less -
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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a major amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 13927 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, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Permit No. 13927 authorizes aerial and vessel surveys, focused on North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Research may occur off the southeastern U.S. coast from December through April each year. Authorized activities are photo-identification, surveys, behavioral observations, and passive acoustics. Three other cetacean species may be incidentally harassed as a result of the research. The objectives would not change with the amendment and are to: 1) monitor the abundance, distribution, and habitat use of North Atlantic right whales in coastal waters of the southeastern United States, primarily focused on the area south of St. Augustine, Florida; and 2) study the acoustic behavior of right whales and investigate the feasibility of passive acoustic monitoring. The amendment would increase the number of right whales that may be harassed annually during aerial surveys from 50 to 100 and during vessel surveys from 10 to 60. The amended permit would expire on October 31, 2016.
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Conservation Effect Of Human Beings On Environmental Conditions Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Government Policy Marine Mammals Monitoring Northern Right Whale Research
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Environmental Assessment
Place as Subject:

United States ; Florida ; Atlantic Coast ; Atlantic Coast (Fla.)

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