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27708) announcing receipt of the application and proposing to issue an authorization to Shell to take eight species of marine mammals by Level B harassment during the specified activity. The application from Shell Offshore and the Service's Federal Register notice reveal commendable efforts to...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.169.8634 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_marine_survey_comments.pdf |
| Summary: | 27708) announcing receipt of the application and proposing to issue an authorization to Shell to take eight species of marine mammals by Level B harassment during the specified activity. The application from Shell Offshore and the Service's Federal Register notice reveal commendable efforts to assess the potential effects of seismic surveys on marine mammals in preparation for oil and gas production in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The Marine Mammal Commission provides the following recommendations and rationale to enhance those efforts and to ensure that the seismic surveys are conducted with no more than negligible effects. |
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