Final EA for Issuance of Regulations and Letter of Authorization to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

This EA assesses the environmental impacts of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources’ proposal to issue regulations and a 5-year Letter of Authorization (LOA) to Texas Park and Wildlife Department for takes of small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, serious injury and mortality, incidental to conducting fishery-independent monitoring activities in Texas bays and estuaries.