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Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Take Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting Seabird and Shorebird Monitoring and Research Activities in the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Overview

ID #

13245852

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - Headquarters

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

12/29/2016

Summary

TheUSFWS proposes to conduct seabird and shorebird monitoring and research activities over a varying number of days for each of their five projects from April 1- Nov 30, 2017. Activities may disturb hauled our pinnipeds, including gray seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus) and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) in the Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex.