Application from Jooke Robbins to conduct research on large whales in the western North Atlantic Ocean.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
2024 Marine Mammal Commission Letters and Agency Responses
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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for training and research, development, test, and evaluation activities conducted within the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing study area.
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Atlantic
Not available yet.
Application from Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research to conduct research on cetaceans in the Pacific.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from Steven Emslie to collect, import, and export marine mammal parts for research.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Dan Engelhaupt to conduct research on cetaceans in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Ari Friedlaender to conduct research on cetaceans in the Southern Ocean.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Applications from Plimsoll Productions and Kovacs Films to film southern sea otters in California.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Not available yet.
Application from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center to conduct research on cetaceans.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Rachel Cartwright to conduct research on humpback whales in Hawaii.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from the Marine Mammal Laboratory to receive, import, and export marine mammal parts for research.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Olga von Ziegesar to conduct research on humpback whales in Alaska.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from the Oregon Coast Aquarium to import Pacific harbor seals for public display.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Overdue amendment to the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Letter regarding the issue of anthropogenic disturbance in Cook Inlet beluga whale foraging areas and Marine Mammal Commission recommendations.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from the Maine Department of Marine Resources to conduct research on large whales in the Gulf of Maine.
National Marine Fisheries Services
Intention to continue to collect information from commercial fishermen regarding their use of fishing gear or engagement in fisheries that are not on the “List of Gear by Fisheries.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from the Marine Mammal Laboratory to conduct research on Steller sea lions on the west coast.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Amendment application from Adam Pack to conduct research on cetaceans in the Pacific.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Proposed rule to modify NMFS’s implementing regulations for permits and Letters of Confirmation issued under section 104(c) of the MMPA.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Amendment application from Heather Liwanag to conduct research on northern elephant seals in California.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Proposed rule to designate marine portions of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) as the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS)”
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Draft 2023 Stock Assessment Reports.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Support for the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS).
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Not available yet.
Proposed change to Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act (MSA) regulations that apply to the confidentiality of observer data.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from Heidi Pearson to conduct research on cetaceans in Alaska.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Gregory Lewbart to import and export marine mammal parts for research.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Texas A&M University to conduct research on bottlenose dolphins in Texas.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from Lars Bejder to conduct research on cetaceans in the Pacific.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s Marine Forensic Laboratory to receive, import, and export marine mammal parts.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Joshua Schiffman to receive and import marine mammal parts for research.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from the National Park Service’s Glacier Bay Field Station to conduct research on northern sea otters in Alaska.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Not available yet.
Comments regarding draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the expenditure of funds to increase prey availability for Southern Resident killer whales.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to conduct research on Steller sea lions in Alaska.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from the Marine Mammal Laboratory to conduct research on Steller sea lions in Alaska.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Application from the Alaska SeaLife Center to conduct research on Steller sea lions in Alaska.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Not available yet.
Draft programmatic environmental impact statement for wind energy development in six lease areas of the New York Bight.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Amendment application from the Pacific Whale Foundation to import marine mammal parts for research.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Sean Todd to receive, import, and export marine mammal parts for research.
Marine Mammal Commission
Not available yet.
Proposed rule to authorize US Wind LLC to take marine mammals incidental to the construction and operation of the Maryland Wind Project.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Amendment application from the Marine Mammal Laboratory to conduct research on cetaceans in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Application from Shannon Atkinson to receive, import, and export marine mammal parts for research.
National Marine Fisheries Service