WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal Authority; Approval of Application.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 5 by Kim Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS announces approval of an application to intentionally take, by lethal methods, California sea lions (CSL; Zalophus californianus) and Steller sea lions (SSL; Eumetopias jubatus:Eastern stock) that are located in the mainstem of the Columbia River between river mile 112 (I-205 bridge) and river mile 292 (McNary Dam), or in any tributary to the Columbia River that includes spawning habitat of threatened or ...