Download or read book Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Hawksbill Sea Turtle Draft Environmental Assessment EA written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proposed determination of critical habitat for the Hawksbill sea turtle draft environmental assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book Proposed Determination that the Florida Torreya is an Endangered Species FL GA Draft Environmental Assessment EA written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Program MTMCP written by Irene Kinan Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. §4321, et seq.), as implemented by the Council of Environmental Quality regulations (40 C.F.R. §1500-1508); and NOAA Administrative Order Series (NAO) 216-6, Environmental Review Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, of May 20, 1999. Executive Order (EO) 12114 furthers the purpose of NEPA with respect to the environment outside the United States, its territories and possessions; accordingly, this EA also analyzes potential impacts of the proposed action to foreign territorial seas in accordance with the EO as implemented by Department Administrative Order 216-12. The green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback, and olive ridley sea turtles are all listed as threatened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. §1531, et seq.). Under the proposed action, the Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Program (MTMCP) proposes to continue and expand funding of projects for monitoring, conservation, and management activities in the U.S. Insular Areas of the Pacific Islands Region (PIR) and internationally as relevant (i.e., of populations with documented linkages to the PIR). These projects would be funded to collect biological and ecological data on marine turtle populations, reduce or mitigate anthropogenic and environmental impacts (including projects working to reduce fishery interactions), support community-based educational outreach, and/or collaborate with marine turtle researchers and managers to build capacity for the protection, conservation, and management of Pacific sea turtles and their habitats. The potential impacts on the human environment of the proposed action, and a range of reasonable alternatives, are discussed and analyzed in this EA"--Summary.
Download or read book Recovery Plan for U S Population of Atlantic Green Turtle Chelonia Mydas written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Natural Resources Management written by Lawrence K. Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book has been designed to serve as a natural resources engineering reference book as well as a supplemental textbook. This volume is part of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series, an incredible collection of methodologies that study the effects of resources and wastes in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. It complements two other books in the series including "Natural Resources and Control Processes" and "Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering". Together they serve as a basis for advanced study or specialized investigation of the theory and analysis of various natural resources systems. The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for understanding the topics of global warming, climate change, glacier melting, salmon protection, village-driven latrines, engineers without borders (USA), surface water quality analysis, electrical and electronic wastes treatment, water quality control, tidal rivers and estuaries, geographic information systems, remote sensing applications, water losses investigations, wet infrastructure, lake restoration, acidic water control, biohydrogen production, mixed culture dark anaerobic fermentation, industrial waste recycle, agricultural waste recycle, recycled adsorbents, heavy metals removal, magnetic technology, recycled biohydrogen materials, lignocellulosic biomass, extremely halotolerant bacterial communities, salt pan and salt damaged soil. The chapters provide information on some of the most innovative and ground-breaking advances in resources conversation, protection, recycling, and reuse from a panel of esteemed experts.
Download or read book Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document written by Department Defense and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Guide provides criteria, standards, and management practices for environmental complaince at DoD installations overseas.
Download or read book The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Download or read book Marine and Coastal Protected Areas written by Rodney V. Salm and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2000 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new edition of the classic textbook on marine protected area (MPA) management in the tropics, originally produced as an output of the Bali World Parks Congress in 1982. Approaches to planning and managing MPAs have evolved considerably. Major advances include innovative financing mechanisms, partnerships with the private sector and NGOs, and collaborative management between government and coastal communities. These advances have brought new approaches for MPA establishment and management that are more participatory, involving communities through interaction and collaboration rather than prescription. With new case studies and illustrations, the guide comes in a water-resistant cover for field use. It is intended for those who plan individual and/or national MPA systems and gives philosophical context for MPAs along with some basic principles and approaches.
