[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16253]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 061396B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit 989 and permit 1007.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS issued Permit 989 to Dr.
Scott Eckert of Hubbs Sea World Research Institute (P534A), and Permit
1007 to Drs. James R. Spotila and Pamela T. Plotkin of Drexel
University, PA (521C), take listed sea turtles 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); and
Director, Northeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 (508-281-9250) for Permit 1007; or
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310-980-4016) for Permit 989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on January 23, 1996 (61
FR 1748) that an application had been filed by Dr. Scott Eckert of
Hubbs Sea World Research Institute (P534A), to take listed species 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 applicant requested a 2-year permit to
capture 20 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) annually in South San
Diego Bay, take blood samples, attach tags and transmitters, and
measure heart rate and internal temperature. Some turtles will have
lavage stomach sampling performed. The purpose of the research is (1)
to determine habitat preferences, behavioral activity patterns (such as
foraging behavior), and residence patterns, and (2) to determine
thermal preferences. Dr. Eckert will coordinate his research efforts
with Donna McDonald and Dr. Peter Dutton who are working under Permit
988. On June 7, 1996, NMFS issued Permit 989 authorizing the above
research.
Notice was published on May 16, 1996 (61 FR 24760) that an
application had been filed by Drs. James R. Spotila and Pamela T.
Plotkin of Drexel University, PA (521C), to take listed sea turtles as
authorized by the ESA. The applicants requested authorization to
capture 75 loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 75 Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys
kempii), 10 green (Chelonia mydas) 5 leatherback (Dermochelys
coriacea), and 1 hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles
annually in Delaware Bay from June 1996 to October 1997. The turtles
will be examined, measured, photographed, PIT-tagged, and have blood
and fecal samples taken. Six turtles will be attached with radio-
transmitters and tracked. One incidental sea turtle mortality is
requested. The purpose of the research is to assess distribution and
population dynamics of sea turtles in Delaware Bay, information helpful
to manage impacts to sea turtles from human activities. On June 18,
1996, NMFS issued Permit 1007 authorizing the above 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 are the
subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: June 20, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-16253 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am]
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