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Environmental assessment on the issuance of an amendment to scientific research permit no. 10018-01 to satellite tag humpback whales in Hawaii
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2013
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Alternative Title:Issuance of an amendment to scientific research permit no. 10018-01 to satellite tag humpback whales in Hawaii;130515_SEA_SRP_No_10018_L.pdf;
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Description:The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a major amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 10018-01, for takes of marine mammals in the wild, under 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.). Permit 10018-01 authorizes harassment during close approach via vessel for photo-identification, focal follows, underwater observations, collection of sloughed skin, and incidental harassment of humpback whales and other non-listed marine mammals in Hawaii and Alaska. The proposed permit amendment would authorize harassment during satellite tagging activities on female-calf pairs and yearling humpback whales in Hawaii. The purposes of the tagging activities are to: 1) verify the impact of research vessels during boat-based behavioral follows, 2) further understand how female-calf pairs use breeding ground habitat, and 3) further document the behavioral dynamics of newly-independent yearlings within breeding regions. The amended permit would expire on June 30, 2013.
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