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Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Conducted and Funded by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
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2023
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Description:This Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) evaluates the proposed implementation of Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) fisheries and ecosystem research activities for the next 5 years, or longer if the activities continue to be implemented as described in this document and the analysis of the environmental effects remains consistent and applicable with those activities. The purpose of this action is to produce scientific information necessary for the management and conservation of domestic and international living marine resources in a manner that promotes both the recovery and long-term sustainability of certain species and generates social and economic benefits from their use. The information derived from these research activities is necessary for the development of a broad array of management actions for fisheries, marine mammal, and ecosystem management actions taken not only by NMFS but also by other federal, state, and international authorities. The PEA also provides the basis for an application for the issuance of proposed regulations and subsequent Letter of Authorization (LOA) under Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 United States Code [U.S.C.] 1361 et seq.) that would govern the unintentional taking2 of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to PIFSC fisheries and ecosystem research activities.
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