Download or read book Biological Opinion on the Issuance of Permit No 13545 for Research on Cetaceans Within U S Waters and on the High Seas written by United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Endangered Species Division and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For the actions described in this document, the action agency is NMFS' Office of Protected Resources - Permits, Conservation and Education Division. The consulting agency is NMFS' Office of Protected Resources - Endangered Species Division. NMFS' Office of Protected Resources - Permits, Conservation and Education Division proposes to issue a pennit for passive recording, acoustic tracking, close approaches, photography, videography, close pursuit and following (focal follows), biopsy sampling and the collection of sloughed skin and feces from cetaceans within U.S. waters and on the high seas, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the ESA. These actions will result in direct takes of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis), fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), all ofwhich are listed as endangered under the ESA. This ESA Section 7 consultation (Opinion) considers the effects of the proposed studies on endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat"--[Page 2]. [doi:10.7289/V5TH8JR7 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5TH8JR7)]
Download or read book Biological Opinion on the Issuance of Permit No 14754 for Research on Hatchery Produced Shortnose written by United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Endangered Species Division and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document represents NMFS' biological opinion (Opinion) based on our review of F/PR1's draft environmental assessment (EA), the final recovery plan for shortnose sturgeon, the most current stock assessment reports, past and current research and population dynamics modeling efforts, and monitoring reports from prior research"--[Page 2]. [doi:10.7289/V5G73BR0 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5G73BR0)]
Download or read book Center for Biological Diversity Et Al Plaintiffs appellants V National Marine Fisheries Service Defendant appellee written by Center for Biological Diversity and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letter of Concurrence on the Issuance of Permit No 21026 to Dorian Houser for Auditory Evoked Potential Testing on Cetaceans written by United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The proposed action for this consultation is the issuance of a scientific research permit (Permit No. 21026) to Dr. Houser to authorize take of cetaceans in the form of auditory evoked potential testing on stranded cetaceans within the United States (U.S.), including on beaches, in waters, in temporary pools, or in rehabilitation facilities in order to obtain hearing range and sensitivity information. This is a renewal of his previous permit (Permit No. 16599), which authorized the same general research activities except of the use of needle electrodes, which will be discussed in more detail below. We have identified no interrelated or interdependent activities that would result from this action. The proposed issue date for the permit is March 31, 2017, and the permit would expire in five years on March 31, 2022. The take that would be authorized can be seen below in Table 1. Given that the methods for auditory evoked potential testing of mysticetes have not yet been fully developed and likely require needle electrodes, in this permit Dr. Houser is only requesting take of small mysticetes. This includes all age classes of minke and non-ESA listed gray whales and calves of all other ESA-listed mysticetes that have been deemed necessary for euthanasia or rehabilitation by the attending veterinarians. Thus, no takes of larger, juvenile or adult ESA-listed mysticetes would be authorized"--Page [2]. [doi:10.7289/V5N58JF6 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5N58JF6)]
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit for Cetacean Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NMFS proposes to issue scientific research Permit No. 15330 to authorize research during vessel and aerial surveys of 40 species of cetacean and seven species of pinnipeds. Research activities would include photoidentification, acoustic recording, biological sample collection, and dart and suction cup tagging. The purpose of research is to determine the abundance, distribution, stock structure of cetaceans, movement patterns, habitat use, and diving behavior of cetaceans in U.S. territorial and international waters. Individual animals could experience short-lived harassment or injury in a minor number of cases. However, impacts from the research would be minimal to populations and species"--Cover letter.
Download or read book Micro and macro plastics in marine species from Nordic waters written by Inger Lise N. Bråte and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarises the knowledge on plastics in Nordic marine species. Nordic biota interacts with plastic pollution, through entanglement and ingestion. Ingestion has been found in many seabirds and also in stranded mammals. Ingestion of plastics has been documented in 14 fish species, which many of them are of ecology and commercially importance. Microplastics have also been found in blue mussels and preliminary studies found synthetic fibres in marine worms. Comparability between and within studies of plastic ingestion by biota from the Nordic environment and other regions are difficult as there are: few studies and different methods are used. It is important that research is directed towards the knowledge gaps highlighted in this report, to get a better understanding on plastic ingestion and impact on biota from the Nordic marine environment.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit for Cetacean Studies in the Pacific Arctic and Atlantic Oceans written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NMFS proposes to issue scientific research Permit No. 14245 to authorize research during vessel and aerial surveys of 33 species of cetacean and eight species of pinnipeds. Research activities would include photoidentification, observation, biological sampling, tagging, captures, and a suite of procedures performed during capture. A small number of accidental mortalities would be authorized for capture work. The purpose of the research is to evaluate trends, abundance and distribution of marine mammals over long periods of time for scientific and management purposes. Individual animals could experience short-lived harassment, injury or death, in a minor number of cases. However, impacts from the research would be minimal to populations and species"--Cover letter.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit for Cetacean Surveys in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a scientific research permit for takes of marine mammals in the wild, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The permit would be valid for five years from the date of issuance and would authorize harassment of several cetacean species for observations, photo-identification, videography, passive acoustic recordings, and biopsy sampling during vessel surveys and the import and/or export of parts. The action area for the proposed study includes regions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The objectives of the proposed research are to determine contaminant levels and culture cells from cetacean species while collecting data on abundance, movement and distribution patterns, habitat use, energetics, behaviors, and stock and social structures. Under NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, NMFS' issuance of scientific research permits pursuant to MMPA Section 104 is, in general categorically excluded from requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS). However, an EA has been prepared to facilitate a more thorough assessment of potential impacts on endangered and threatened species"--Page [1].
Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment SEA on the Issuance of a Modification to Scientific Research Permit No 16547 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS to Conduct Research on Atlantic Sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Waters March 2013 written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NMFS proposes to issue a modification to scientific research permit No. 16547 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 11110 Kimages Road; Charles City, Virginia 23030 [Albert Spells: Responsible Party], authorizing scientific research on endangered Atlantic sturgeon pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.c. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226). The modification would be valid through April 5, 2017. Permit No. 16547 currently permits the permit holder to: evaluate abundance of Atlantic sturgeon within the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segment (DPS), including the entirety of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries above and below 22 parts per thousand (ppt) salinity. Researchers are authorized to capture adult, juvenile and early life stages (ELS) of Atlantic sturgeon using gill nets, trawls, fyke nets, trammel nets, pound nets and egg mats; and to measure, weigh, tissue sample, PIT and Floy tag appropriately sized animals. Dependent on the life stage and the salinity level, a subset may be telemetry tagged internally or externally. The permit holder now requests to: telemetry tag adult sub-adult or juvenile Atlantic sturgeon with either internal or external telemetry tags without respect to salinity level within the same action area. However, the numbers of adult and sub-adult Atlantic sturgeon requested would be reduced from 425 to 350 per year; the numbers of juveniles would be reduced from 175 to 125 annually, and the sub-set of juveniles requested to be telemetry tagged is increased to 50 from 25, including the option for internal telemetry tagging. Finally, the number of ELS proposed would increase from 25 to 50 annually to document spawning in other rivers. All other aspects of the currently permitted activity--the action area, capture methods, incidental takes, impacts to other listed species, types of research activities, and objectives--would remain the same.
Download or read book Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of 12 Scientific Research Permits for Research on Atlantic Sturgeon written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The proposed action is issuance of 12 scientific research permits that would authorize research activities on Atlantic sturgeon. These activities would include capture, morphometric measurements, photography, collection of tissue, blood, and fin ray samples, use of external identification and passive integrated transponder tags, external tag telemetry attachment, internal telemetry tag implantation, anesthetizing, laproscopic and boroscopic procedures, gastric lavage, biopsy sample collection and the directed mortality of eggs and larvae. A limited number of unintentional mortalities would be authorized. This research would create a better understanding of sturgeon movements and habitat utilization, spawning, population demographics, genetic structure, foraging behavior, and threats posed by anthropogenic impacts. Specific objectives for each permit vary, but all would continue long-term research. Impacts from these activities would be short-term and minimal to individual animals and negligible to the species. A biological opinion concluded that the proposed action would not likely jeopardize the continued existence of the species and would not likely destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat. The permits would be valid for five years"--Cover letter; Portfolio comprised of three related PDF documents digitized and organized by: NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) staff.
Download or read book Ecology of Harmful Algae written by E. Granéli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmful algal can cause a variety of deleterious effects, including the poisoning of fish and shellfish, habitat disruptions for many organisms, water discoloration, beach fouling, and even toxic effects for humans. In this volume, international experts provide an in-depth analysis of harmful algae topics and offer a comprehensive synthesis of the latest research in the field.
Download or read book Harmful Algal Blooms written by Sandra E. Shumway and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference erläutert die Grundlagen der schädlichen Algenblüte (HAB) und bietet die notwendigen technischen Informationen, wenn es um unerwartete oder unbekannte schädliche Ereignisse in Zusammenhang mit Algen geht. Dieses Fachbuch behandelt die Gründe für die schädliche Algenblüte, erfolgreiche Management- und Monitoring-Programme, Kontroll-, Präventions- und Minderungsstrategien, die wirtschaftlichen Folgen, Gesundheitsrisiken sowie die Folgen für die Nahrungskette und Ökosysteme. Darüber hinaus bietet es ausführliche Informationen zu den häufigsten HAB-Arten. Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference ist ein unschätzbares Referenzwerk für Manager, Einsteiger in das Fachgebiet, Praktiker mit eingeschränkten Zugang zu wissenschaftlicher Literatur und alle, die schnell Zugriff auf Informationen benötigen, insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund neuartiger oder unerwarteter HAB-Ereignisse. Die drei Herausgeber gehören zu den weltweit führenden Forschern auf dem Fachgebiet. Führende Experten haben ebenfalls zu diesem Fachbuch beigetragen, das sich zu einem wichtigen Referenzwerk des Fachgebiets entwickeln wird, zumal das Thema immer mehr an Bedeutung gewinnt.
Download or read book 101 Speed Tests for IBPS SBI Bank PO Exam 4th Edition written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thoroughly revised and updated 4th edition of 101 Speed Tests for SBI & IBPS Bank PO Exam is based on the concept of TRP – Test, Revise and Practice. It aims at improving your SPEED followed by STRIKE RATE which will eventually lead to improving your SCORE. How is this product different? • Each test is based on small topics which are most important for the Bank PO exams. Each test contains 30 MCQs on the latest pattern. • The whole syllabus has been divided into 5 sections which are further distributed into 91 topics. • In the end of each section a Sectional Test is provided. • In all, the book contains around 3500 Quality MCQ’s in the form of 101 tests. • Solutions to each of the 101 tests are provided at the end of the book. • It is our strong belief that if an aspirant works hard on the cues provided through each of the tests he/ she can improve his/ her learning and finally the SCORE by at least 20%.
Download or read book Geomorphology and Society written by Michael E. Meadows and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic has had rather scant treatment in the literature except to some extent under the label “applied geomorphology”. In this text the authors aim to bring together conceptual issues and case studies of how geomorphology influences society and, indeed, how society is in turn influenced by geomorphology. In an age in which the influence of human activities on global environments has become so paramount that it is increasingly common to refer to it geologically as the “anthropocene”, the book aims to reflect on the geomorphological significance of widespread and diverse forms of human impact in a range of environmental settings.
Download or read book Linking Literature with Life written by Alexa L. Sandmann and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three significant changes have impacted the teaching of social studies to young adolescents in the past decade: (1) development of the curriculum standards for social studies by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS); (2) growth in the number of middle schools, which are premised on the integration of content; and (3) expansive use of children's literature in social studies. This book is in response to those innovations which are explained in two parts: (1) provides a rationale for using trade books in social studies and details strategies for nurturing students' reading comprehension; and (2) provides annotations for more than 250 trade books, along with ideas for classroom use, and recommends 150+ additional titles. An index by title and an index by subject are also included. (BT)
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