WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2026 in the Arctic Ocean.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Department of the Navy (hereafter Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2026 (ICEX26) in the Arctic Ocean. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to iss...