[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21532]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080697C]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit 1052.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on August 5, 1997, NMFS issued
scientific research permit 1052 to Joseph E. Hightower, of the North
Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (P647), to take
listed shortnose sturgeon for the purpose of scientific research
subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
ADDRESSES: The application, permit, and related documents are available
for review by appointment in the following offices:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy.,
Room 13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center
Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813-893-3141).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on June 3, 1997 (62 FR
31576) that an application had been filed by Joseph E. Hightower, of
the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit(P647),
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 applicant requested a two-year permit to capture, examine, tag,
and take tissue samples of 25 juvenile and adult listed shortnose
sturgeon annually within the Albemarle Sound estuarine system. A
maximum of 25 shortnose sturgeon will be collected from the Albemarle
Sound to determine the status of shortnose sturgeon in the estuary and
to examine habitat selection and overlap for shortnose sturgeon and
juvenile Atlantic sturgeon. The sturgeon will be examined, measured,
photographed, and tagged. Sonic transmitters will be externally
attached to the sturgeon to monitor their movement within the Sound.
The sturgeon will be released immediately following the above
procedures. All of these adult shortnose sturgeon may be fitted with a
sonic transmitter. The applicant also has requested one incidental
mortality per year. The purpose of the research is to determine the
status of shortnose sturgeon migratory movements and to help identify
spawning, feeding, and overwintering areas.
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 listed species that is the
subject of this permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: August 8, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-21532 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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