WASHINGTON, April 17 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Marine Mammals; File No. 27552.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 17 by Julia M. Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to NMFS' Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 (Responsible Party: Michelle Barbieri, D.V.M.) to conduct research and enhancement activities on Hawaiian monk seals ( Neomonachus schauinslandi).

For more information, contact Sara Young or Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D, 301/427-8401.

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