Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Southwest Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research
other · Published 2021-01-15 · Effective 2021-01-15 · 86 FR 3840
Document
Document number
2020-27817
Federal Register citation
86 FR 3840
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notification of issuance of Letters of Authorization.
Category
other
Publication date
2021-01-15
Effective date
2021-01-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 201020-0275
Abstract
NMFS' Office of Protected Resources (OPR), upon request from NMFS' Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in multiple specified geographical regions over the course of five years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.