Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking
to conduct a marine geophysical (deep seismic) survey program during open-water season on various U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease blocks in the Chukchi and Mid and Eastern Beaufort Seas. SOI and WesternGeco request an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IH...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2006
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.184.336 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf |
id |
ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.184.336 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.184.336 2023-05-15T15:54:36+02:00 Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking Attn James H. Lecky Of Whales Seals In The Chukchi Eastern Beaufort Sea The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2006 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.184.336 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.184.336 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf text 2006 ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T16:36:19Z to conduct a marine geophysical (deep seismic) survey program during open-water season on various U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease blocks in the Chukchi and Mid and Eastern Beaufort Seas. SOI and WesternGeco request an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) pursuant to Section 101 (a) (5) (D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. § 1371 (a) (5), to allow non-lethal takes of whales and seals incidental to offshore geophysical seismic operations. The only type of incidental taking sought in this application is takes by noise harassment stemming from WesternGeco’s deep seismic survey vessel M/V Gilivar, the M/V Kilabuk (or ice-class seismic chase vessel of similar characteristics). The M/V Kilabuk will serve as a resupply, fueling and chase vessel and is capable of assisting in ice management operations but will not deploy seismic acquisition gear. The site clearance and shallow hazards surveys will be conducted by the M/V Henry Christoffersen, the same vessel used during SOI’s 2006 site clearance and shallow hazard surveys. SOI will contract a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter to provide emergency rescue/evacuation and search Text Chukchi Unknown Christoffersen ENVELOPE(-45.050,-45.050,-60.733,-60.733) Sikorsky ENVELOPE(-63.450,-63.450,-74.767,-74.767) Soi ENVELOPE(30.704,30.704,66.481,66.481) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Unknown |
op_collection_id |
ftciteseerx |
language |
English |
description |
to conduct a marine geophysical (deep seismic) survey program during open-water season on various U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease blocks in the Chukchi and Mid and Eastern Beaufort Seas. SOI and WesternGeco request an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) pursuant to Section 101 (a) (5) (D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. § 1371 (a) (5), to allow non-lethal takes of whales and seals incidental to offshore geophysical seismic operations. The only type of incidental taking sought in this application is takes by noise harassment stemming from WesternGeco’s deep seismic survey vessel M/V Gilivar, the M/V Kilabuk (or ice-class seismic chase vessel of similar characteristics). The M/V Kilabuk will serve as a resupply, fueling and chase vessel and is capable of assisting in ice management operations but will not deploy seismic acquisition gear. The site clearance and shallow hazards surveys will be conducted by the M/V Henry Christoffersen, the same vessel used during SOI’s 2006 site clearance and shallow hazard surveys. SOI will contract a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter to provide emergency rescue/evacuation and search |
author2 |
The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
format |
Text |
author |
Attn James H. Lecky Of Whales Seals In The Chukchi Eastern Beaufort Sea |
spellingShingle |
Attn James H. Lecky Of Whales Seals In The Chukchi Eastern Beaufort Sea Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking |
author_facet |
Attn James H. Lecky Of Whales Seals In The Chukchi Eastern Beaufort Sea |
author_sort |
Attn James |
title |
Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking |
title_short |
Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking |
title_full |
Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking |
title_fullStr |
Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking |
title_full_unstemmed |
Subject: Request for Approval, Incidental Harassment Authorization for Non-Lethal Taking |
title_sort |
subject: request for approval, incidental harassment authorization for non-lethal taking |
publishDate |
2006 |
url |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.184.336 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-45.050,-45.050,-60.733,-60.733) ENVELOPE(-63.450,-63.450,-74.767,-74.767) ENVELOPE(30.704,30.704,66.481,66.481) |
geographic |
Christoffersen Sikorsky Soi |
geographic_facet |
Christoffersen Sikorsky Soi |
genre |
Chukchi |
genre_facet |
Chukchi |
op_source |
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf |
op_relation |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.184.336 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/shell_arctic_seismic_iha_app.pdf |
op_rights |
Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
_version_ |
1766389830988595200 |