[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32586-32587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15734]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052397D]
Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 848-1335.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, Honolulu Laboratory, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
96822-2396, has been issued a permit to ``take'' Hawaiian monk seals
(Monachus schauinslandi) for purposes of scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
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);
Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310/980-4001); and
Protected Species Program Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,
Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822-
2396 (808/973-2987).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 1997, notice was published in
the Federal Register (62 FR 10259) that the above-named applicant had
submitted a
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request for a scientific research and enhancement permit to ``take''
Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) at all locations within
the Hawaiian Archipelago and at Johnston Atoll. The research will be
conducted over a 5-year period and will involve population assessment,
disease assessment, recovery actions, and pelagic ecology studies of
Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) at all locations within
the Hawaiian Archipelago and at Johnston Atoll. Research methods
include: observation and monitoring; capture; physical and chemical
restraint; flipper tagging and retagging; instrumentation; bleach
marking; measuring and weighing; blood and tissue sampling; swabbing;
biopsy sampling (blubber); lavage; capture for the purpose of
rehabilitation and release to the wild; and experimental medical
treatment. The research will be conducted over a 5-year period. The
requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50
CFR Part 216), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the Regulations Governing the Taking,
Importing, and Exporting of Endangered Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part
222).
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species which is the
subject of this permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: June 10, 1997.
Ann D. Terbush,
Chief, Permits and Documentation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-15734 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am]
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