ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE—AUDUBON ALASKA—CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY—EARTHJUSTICE—NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL—NORTHERN ALASKA ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER—OCEAN CONSERVATION RESEARCH—PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT—SIERRA CLUB— WORLD WILDLIFE FUND

• Main Authors: Via Email, Michael Payne Chief
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Pacific; Payne; Chukchi; Alaska
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.348.3631; http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/ion2012_comments_received.pdf

Dear Mr. Payne: The undersigned groups submit the following comments on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (“NMFS”) August 17, 2012, issuance of a proposed incidental harassment authorization (“IHA”) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (“MMPA”). 1 NMFS proposes to allow the incidental...