Download or read book Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Permit for Research on Sea Turtles in California Waters file No 14510 written by United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a scientific research permit for takes under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. Research authorized under Permit No. 14510 would initiate a baseline study of the status of sea turtles in the San Gabriel River and Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California. Researchers would also opportunistically take samples and potentially track sea turtles incidentally taken in coastal power plants off California or salvage dead or injured sea turtles in the marine environment. The preferred alternative would not be expected to have more than short-term effects on sea turtles and will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment"--Cover letter.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Permit for Scientific Research on Sea Turtles in the Waters of the U S Pacific Islands file No 14381 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a scientific research permit to the NMFS Pacific Islands Region (PIR), 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR Parts 222-226). The objective of the study is to gather scientific data from incidentally caught sea turtles to help meet the goals of sea turtle recovery and protection outlined in sea turtle recovery plans. The scientific data collected from sea turtles that are incidentally caught in commercial fisheries in the Pacific Ocean will be used to minimize and mitigate future incidental take of sea turtles"--Page [1].

Download or read book Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit file No 14097 for Pinniped Cetacean and Sea Turtle Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The permit would be valid for five years from the date of issuance and would authorize research on five species of pinniped, fifty-seven species of cetacean, and five species of sea turtles. The purposes of Project I (Pinnipeds) are to conduct population assessments to determine abundance, distribution patterns, length frequencies, and breeding densities. Scats and spewings would be collected to determine the diet of California sea lions. The purpose of Project II (Cetaceans) is to determine the abundance, distribution, movement patterns, and stock structure of cetaceans in U.S. territorial and international waters. Projects I and II would be conducted through vessel surveys, aerial surveys, photogrammetry, photo-identification, biological sampling, radio tagging, and satellite tagging. The purpose of Project III (Sea Turtles) is to determine the abundance, distribution, movement patterns, stock structure, and diet of sea turtles in U.S. territorial and international waters. Sea turtles would be opportunistically captured during Project II for collection of blood samples, stomach contents, and tissue samples and to attach satellite tags. Cetacean, pinniped, and sea turtle parts, specimens, and biological samples would also be salvaged and imported/exported"--Page [1].

Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Issuance of Modifications to Scientific Research Permit Nos 13544 and 13307 1 to Conduct Research on Protected Sea Turtles written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources, proposes to issue modifications to two scientific research permits for takes of sea turtles in the wild, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR Parts 222-226). Research authorized under Permit No. 13307 addresses fine-scale temporal and spatial patterns of sea turtle habitat use, ecology, and genetic origin within the Dry Tortugas National Park. The proposed modification would increase the number of turtles captured. Research authorized under File No. 13544 characterizes the aggregations of sea turtles in the nearshore waters of southwest Florida. The proposed modification would authorize for the additional types of satellite tags. NMFS prepared environmental assessments (EAs) for issuance of the permits in 2008 and 2009. This supplemental EA (SEA) evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit modifications by supplementing the previous EAs' assessments of potential impacts on sea turtles"--Abstract.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit for Sea Turtle Research in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean file No 15112 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The proposed action is issuance of a scientific research permit that would authorize sea turtles to be captured by trawl and handled, blood sampled, measured, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, photographed, and released. A subsample of animals would be authorized for barnacle, keratin, and fecal sampling, cloacal swabs, ultrasound, and attachment of satellite and/or VHF transmitters. The purpose of this research is to assess temporal change in catch rates, size distributions, sex and genetic ratios, and health of sea turtles. 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 permit would be valid for five years"--Cover letter.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue two scientific research permits for takes under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. The purpose of File No. 14508 (Inwater Research Group, Inc., Principal Investigator-Michael Bresette) is to continue to collect long-term data on species comparison, size frequencies, disease rates, seasonal abundance, genetic origin and feeding ecology of sea turtles using Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, Florida. The purpose of File No. 14655 (Principal Investigator-Jane Provancha) is to continue to monitor the abundance and distribution of sea turtles in the waters of Mosquito Lagoon in Volusia and Brevard Counties, Florida. The preferred alternative is not expected to have more than short-term effects on sea turtles and will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment"--Cover letter.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit for Sea Turtle Research in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean file No 15566 written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The proposed action is issuance of a scientific research permit that would authorize sea turtles to be captured by trawl and handled, blood sampled, measured, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, photographed, and released. A subsample of animals would be authorized for barnacle, keratin, and fecal sampling, cloacal swabs, ultrasound, and attachment of satellite and/or VHF transmitters. The purpose of this research is to assess temporal change in catch rates, size distributions, sex and genetic ratios, and health of sea turtles. 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 permit would be valid for five years"--Cover letter.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue scientific research permit No. 16253 to NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center (Responsible Party: Bonnie Ponwith, Ph. D.). The purpose of this research is to evaluate modifications to commercial fishing gear to mitigate sea turtle interactions in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries and Longline Fisheries. The evaluations and subsequent gear modifications could help reduce incidental sea turtle bycatch. The research would also provide data to improve stock assessments, assess the impact of anthropogenic activities, and better manage and recover sea turtle species. Some sea turtle captures would be authorized by the proposed permit during trawl research in state fisheries; other sea turtles would be legally captured incidental to Federally managed fisheries. Turtles would be handled, measured, weighed, photographed, flipper tagged, passive integrated transponder tagged, skin biopsied, and released. Under NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, NMFS' issuance of scientific research permits is generally categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requirements to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement. However, for this permit NMFS prepared an EA to facilitate a more thorough assessment of potential impacts on endangered and threatened sea turtles. This EA evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit"--Abstract from EA; 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 Environmental Assessment on the Effects of the Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit file No 16194 for Resource Assessment Cruises Conducted by NOAA Fisheries Mississippi for Sea Turtle Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a scientific research permit for NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) [Bonnie Ponwith, Responsible Party], under Section lO(a)(1)(A) of 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 and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226). The permit would be valid for five years from the date of issuance and would authorize research activities to be carried out by SEFSC personnel during resource assessment cruises in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. ESA-listed sea turtles would be captured under another authority, measured, weighed, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, carapace marked, tissue sampled, photographed, and released. This research would create a better understanding of sea turtle ecology and contribute to estimates of survival, recruitment, emigration, and immigration in the pelagic environment of listed sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and their tributaries"--Abstract from Environmental Assessment; 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 Environmental Assessment on the Effects of the Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit File No 16174 to Michael Salmon to Conduct Sea Turtle Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a scientific research permit to Dr. Michael Salmon (Florida Atlantic University), under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of 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 permit would be valid for two years from the date of issuance. Research authorized under Permit No. 16174 would characterize the population structure, movements and spatial distribution of juvenile green sea turtles. This research would create a better understanding of green turtle habitat utilization in nearshore developmental habitats. Under NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, NMFS issuance of scientific research permits is generally categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requirements to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS). However, for this permit NMFS prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to facilitate a more thorough assessment of potential impacts on endangered sea turtles"--Abstract from EA; 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 Environmental Assessment on the Effects of the Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit File No 15552 for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Observer Program to Conduct Sea Turtle Research from Specimens Taken in Commercial Fisheries written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue scientific research permit No. 15552 to NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). The purpose of the research is to monitor the take of ESA-listed sea turtle species by observed commercial fisheries and collect data which would estimate by-catch and its effects on sea turtle subpopulations. The permit would authorize SEFSC observers to collect data on juvenile, sub-adult, and adult sea turtles incidentally captured in commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and the Southeast coast of the United States. The research would contribute to the understanding of the pelagic ecology of these species, permit more complete models of their population dynamics, and allow more reliable assessments of commercial fishery impacts. The effects to sea turtles would be short-term and minimal and would allow the collection of valuable information that could help NMFS' efforts to recover sea turtles and better manage human activities"--Cover letter.

Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Issuance of Modification to Scientific Research Permit No 10022 to Conduct Research on Protected Sea Turtles written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources, proposes to issue a modification to a scientific research permit for takes of sea turtles in the wild, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR Parts 222-226). The purpose of the permitted research is to gather information regarding sea turtle species assemblage, population abundance, size classes, growth, seasonal movements, natal origin, and overwintering behaviors. The proposed modification would allow for further assessment of habitat use and determine if current recommendations for relocation distances of turtles captured in relocation trawler pre-sweeping operations are appropriate. The action area of the permit would not change: waters along the Florida Panhandle in the northern Gulf of Mexico. NMFS prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for issuance of the permit in 2008. Based on that analysis, NMFS determined that issuance of Permit No. 10022 would not significantly impact the quality of the human environment. In the EA NMFS determined that issuance of the permit would not have significant impacts on the physical, social, or economic environment but could result in harassment of sea turtles. The analyses focused on potential impacts to the biological environment. The proposed modification would authorize standard tagging procedures on sea turtles, including mitigation measures associated with those activities. The timing and location of research would not change. This supplemental EA (SEA) evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit modification by supplementing the 2008 EA's assessment of potential impacts on sea turtles, 2 specifically those that may result from the proposed changes in field procedures"--Abstract.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue scientific research permit No. 16146 to Kristen Hart. The purpose of this research is to quantify real-time habitat use of sea turtles within and around the Buck Island Reef National Monument. The research would also provide information on genetic stock structure, vital rates, and local population abundance. All turtles would be subject to capture and removal of epibiota; photographed, measured and weighed; blood, biopsy, and fecal sampled; flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged; lavaged; and released. A subset of animals would have satellite transmitters, VHF transmitters, and/or accelerometers attached. Under NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, NMFS' issuance of scientific research permits is generally categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requirements to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS). However, for this permit NMFS prepared an EA to facilitate a more thorough assessment of potential impacts on endangered and threatened sea turtles. This EA evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit"--Abstract from EA; Portfolio comprised of two 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 Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Modification to Scientific Research Permit No 1556 01 Held by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CNMI for Sea Turtle Studies permit File No 1556 02 written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a scientific research permit modification for takes under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. Research authorized under Permit No. 1556-02 would further the understanding of sea turtles to better manage and recover the species. The preferred alternative would not be expected to have more than short-term effects on sea turtles and will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment"--Cover letter.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment on the Effects of Issuing a Permit for Scientific Research on Protected Sea Turtles in the Remote Pacific Islands file No 17022 written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue Scientific Research Permit No. 17022, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The permit would be valid for five years from the date of issuance. The permit would exempt the holder from takes of sea turtles under the ESA, by capture, harassment, wounding and harm. The purpose of the research is to begin long-term monitoring to estimate abundance, size ranges, health status, habitat use, foraging ecology, local movements, and migration routes for green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles"--Abstract (page 1).

Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Modification to Scientific Research Permit No 14726 01 for Research on Protected Sea Turtles written by Amy Hapeman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Protected Resources, proposes to issue a modification to a scientific research permit for takes of sea turtles in the wild, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR Parts 222-226). The objectives of Penn it No. 14726-01 are to 1) assess areas that serve as developmental habitat for pelagic juvenile and neonate sea turtles; 2) quantify threats to pelagic sea turtles; and 3) study their life-history, genetics, movements, behavior, and diet in Florida waters. The proposed modification would authorize additional research objectives and procedures, increase the number of sea turtles taken annually, and broaden the action area. NMFS prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for issuance of the permit in 2010 and a supplemental EA (SEA) for issuance of a modification to the permit in 2011. This SEA evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit modification by supplementing the 2011 SEA's assessment of potential impacts on sea turtles.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment on Effects of Issuing Two Scientific Research Permits No 16109 and No 15575 for Protected Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue Scientific Research Permits to GeoMarine, Inc (No. 16109) and Robert A. DiGiovanni Jr., Ph. D. (No. 15575) for takes of marine mammals and sea turtles in the wild, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.c. 1361 ct seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Both permits would be valid for five years from the date of issuance. Takes authorized under Permit No. 16109 would facilitate data collection that would help to provide a baseline of presence, distribution, abundance, movement patterns, and behavior of marine mammal and sea turtle species in nearshore waters (shoreline to the 30 m isobath) between southern New Jersey and the Virginia/North Carolina border. Takes authorized under Permit No. 15575 would facilitate data collection that would help to assess seasonal abundance and distribution of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and other protected marine mammals and sea turtles in the Mid Atlantic waters. Activities would include aerial surveys and vessel surveys for behavioral observations, photo-identification, photography, and videography"--Abstract from Environmental Assessment; 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.