NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKING AND IMPORTING MARINE MAMMALS; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO THE PORT EVERGLADES HARBOR NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BROWARD COUNTY FLORIDA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Port Everglades Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, Broward County Florida.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 1 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS has received a request from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the Port Everglades Harbor Navigation Improvement Project in Broward County, Florida, over the course of 5 years from May 2030 through May 2035. Pursuant to regulations...