WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Southwest Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 14 by Tanya Dobrzynski, Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS has received a request from the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting fisheries research over the course of 5 years from the date of issuance. Pursuant to regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt of the ...