NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKES OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO A MARINE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS IN THE CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 21 by Shannon Bettridge, Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS has received a request from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to a geophysical survey in the Cascadia Subduction Zone of the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting...