WASHINGTON, April 18 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 18 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS has received a request from the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (AK LNG) Project in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requestin...