[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8640-8641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3697]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020695A]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for a scientific research permit
(P319D).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. Randall S. Wells, Dolphin
Biology Research Institute, c/o Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Thompson
Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, has applied in due form for a permit to
take bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for purposes of
scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review [[Page 8641]] upon written request or by appointment in the
following offices:
Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289); and
Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive
North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (813/570-5312).
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
request, should be submitted to the Chief, Permits Division, F/PR1,
NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days
of the publication of this notice. Those individuals requesting a
hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this
particular request would be appropriate.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Secretary of Commerce is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking and
Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant seeks authorization to capture and subsequently
release up to 150 individual dolphins near the Sarasota, Florida, area
over a 5-year period. Some animals may be recaptured up to 3 times per
year. The animals would be weighed, measured, blood sampled, and have
other samples taken and/or have procedures conducted for the assessment
of various health parameters. Acoustic recordings and playback
experiments would also be conducted prior to the animals' release.
Additionally, the applicant requests authorization to mark the animals
with freezebrands, cattle ear tags, or roto-tags, and also to radio tag
up to 20 of these dolphins per year.
Dated: February 9, 1995.
P.A. Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-3697 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]
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