ER 14/0218: Notice of Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Buccaneer Energy Drilling Activities in Upper
With todays technology there just doesn’t seem to be a reason to find it necessary to take, harm, or harass any of the marine mammals that Buccaneer is asking for permission to do under their permit. If they can avoid Beluga’s then they should also be able to avoid harbor seal, harbor porpoise, kill...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.641.8448 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/buccaneer_comments.pdf |
| Summary: | With todays technology there just doesn’t seem to be a reason to find it necessary to take, harm, or harass any of the marine mammals that Buccaneer is asking for permission to do under their permit. If they can avoid Beluga’s then they should also be able to avoid harbor seal, harbor porpoise, killer whale, gray whale, minke whale, and Dall’s porpoise. There is no reason that work in Cook Inlet cannot happen if it is done correctly and done with the best technology available and without killing marine mammals. Thank you |
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