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Book Supplemental Environmental Assessment SEA on the Issuance of a Modification to Scientific Research Permit No 15661 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources to Conduct Research on Listed Sea Turtles 2013

Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment SEA on the Issuance of a Modification to Scientific Research Permit No 15661 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources to Conduct Research on Listed Sea Turtles 2013 written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue a modification to a research permit to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Lands and Natural Resources (Responsible Party: Arnold Palacios), for takes of threatened green (Chelonia mydas) and endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles in the wild, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended (16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq.). The modification would be valid through January 31, 2017. The original objectives of the sea turtle research would remain unchanged: to characterize population structure, size class composition, foraging ecology, and migration patterns for green and hawksbill sea turtles in the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) to identify potential conservation or critical habitat areas for immature and adult sea turtles in nearshore waters. Authorized research consists of counts and hand captures of sea turtles during vessel surveys. Captured sea turtles may be measured, weighed, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, temporarily marked, tissue sampled, photographed, and released. A subset of the turtles may be satellite tagged before release and then tracked from the vessel. Sea turtle carcasses, tissues, or parts may be opportunistically salvaged each year. The permit would be modified to authorize blood and scute sampling of a subset of captured sea turtles to address a new objective: to analyze a broad suite of environmental pollutants that may be threatening the health of sea turtles in the NMI. All other research objectives, capture methods, take numbers, action area, and activities would remain unchanged. The data generated by the permit modification would help determine the movement and habitat use of green and hawksbill sea turtles found in the waters of the action area. Moreover, this data would provide information that could help with the management, conservation, and recovery of these listed species.

Book Federal Register

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pearl Crossing LNG Project

Download or read book Pearl Crossing LNG Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Assessment Issuance of a Scientific Research Permit for Sea Turtle Research in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean file No 15566

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.

Book Sikorsky Memorial Airport Proposed Runway 6 24 Improvements

Download or read book Sikorsky Memorial Airport Proposed Runway 6 24 Improvements written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gulf Landing LLC Deepwater Port License Application

Download or read book Gulf Landing LLC Deepwater Port License Application written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Assessment on the Effects of the Issuance of a Permit to Conduct Research on Sea Turtles in Florida Bay

Download or read book Environmental Assessment on the Effects of the Issuance of a Permit to Conduct Research on Sea Turtles in Florida Bay written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 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 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 five years from date of issuance. Research authorized under Permit No. 14622 would monitor the abundance of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles; characterize the aggregations of loggerhead, Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles; and determine the movements, behaviors, habitat-use, and reproductive status of loggerhead sea turtles in Florida Bay. 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 (ElS). However, for this permit NMFS prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to facilitate a more thorough assessment of potential impacts on endangered sea turtles. This EA evaluates the potential impacts to the human environment from issuance of the proposed permit"--Abstract.

Book Ingleside Energy Center LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project

Download or read book Ingleside Energy Center LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents

Download or read book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Main Pass Energy Hub Deepwater Port License Application

Download or read book Main Pass Energy Hub Deepwater Port License Application written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hawaii Range Complex

Download or read book Hawaii Range Complex written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: