FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: MARINE MAMMALS; LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE PACIFIC WALRUSES, POLAR BEARS, AND NORTHERN SEA OTTERS IN ALASKA, IN 2024

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Marine Mammals; Letters of Authorization To Take Pacific Walruses, Polar Bears, and Northern Sea Otters in Alaska, in 2024.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 18 by Peter Fasbender, Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries and Ecological Services, Alaska Region.

Summary: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issues letters of authorization (LOA) for the nonlethal take of polar bears and Pacific walruses incidental to oil and gas industry exploration, development, and production activities in the Beaufort Sea and the adjacent northern coast of Alaska. The FWS also issue...