Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Northeast Fisheries Science Center Fisheries and Ecosystem Research
other · Published 2021-10-21 · Effective 2021-10-21 · 86 FR 58434
Document
Document number
2021-22858
Federal Register citation
86 FR 58434
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; notice of issuance of Letter of Authorization (LOA)
Category
other
Publication date
2021-10-21
Effective date
2021-10-21
NOAA docket
Docket No. 210823-0166
Abstract
NMFS' Office of Protected Resources (OPR), upon request from NMFS' Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 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 5 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. Upon publication of this final rule, NMFS will issue an LOA to NEFSC for the effective period of the final rule.