NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKES OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO THE KETCHIKAN DOCK COMPANY, LLC'S KETCHIKAN BERTH IV EXPANSION PROJECT IN THE EAST TONGASS NARROWS, ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Ketchikan Dock Company, LLC's Ketchikan Berth IV Expansion Project in the East Tongass Narrows, Alaska.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 30 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS has received a request from the Ketchikan Dock Company, LLC for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction work for the Ketchikan Berth IV Expansion Project in Ketchikan, Alaska in the East Tongass Narrows. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protecti...