[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9437-9438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5481]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 022696C]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permits 984 and 986.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 984 to Drs.
Mary Moser and Steve Ross of the University of North Carolina (P423B),
and Permit 986 to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Both permits
authorize the take of listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum) for the purpose of scientific research, subject to
certain conditions set forth therein.
ADDRESSES: The applications, permits, and related documents are
available for review by appointment in the following offices:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room
13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); or
Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive,
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on December 4, 1995 (60
FR 62075) that an application had been filed by Drs. Mary Moser and
Steve W. Ross of the Center for Marine Science
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Research, NC, to take listed shortnose sturgeon as authorized by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and NMFS
regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts
217-222). The applicants requested a 2-year permit to take shortnose
sturgeon in the rivers of NC, to determine their distribution and
habitat use. Adult shortnose sturgeon will be collected by gillnetting,
weighed, measured, photographed, tagged, have tissue samples taken, and
be released. Up to 10 of these adult shortnose sturgeon will be tagged
with an ultrasonic transmitter, and tracked. Eggs and larvae will be
collected to gather information on spawning sites. On February 14,
1996, as authorized by the ESA, NMFS issued Permit 984 authorizing this
research.
Notice was published on September 28, 1995 (60 FR 50189) that an
application had been filed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The
applicant requested authorization for a 5-year scientific research
permit to take listed shortnose sturgeon in the Southeast US. The
purpose of the research is to develop strategies that can be applied by
fisheries managers to aid in the recovery of shortnose sturgeon
populations. Research will be conducted mainly on non-releasable
captive shortnose sturgeon and their progeny, with a maximum take in
the wild of 50 adult fish annually for population assessment and
biological comparison with hatchery fish. Wild fish will be released
following measurement, tagging, and the collection of tissue samples.
On February 23, 1996, as authorized by the ESA, NMFS issued Permit 986
for this research.
Issuance of these permits, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good faith, (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that is the
subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: February 27, 1996.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5481 Filed 3-7-96; 8:45 am]
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