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Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to Take Marine Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a Low-Energy Geophysical Survey in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean, Fall 2017

Overview

ID #

13245886

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - Headquarters

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

08/09/2017

Summary

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) requested an MMPA Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) for take of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the northeastern Pacific Ocean over the course of five days in September 2017. NMFS proposes to issue an IHA to SIO pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPAthat would authorize takes of marine mammals, by Level A harassment and Level B harassment, incidental to the proposed geophysical survey.

IHA must be issued by Sep 22