Taking and Importing Marine Mammals - Military Training Activities Conducted Within Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Author | : The Law Library |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2019-01-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 1793042144 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781793042149 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Law Library presents the complete text of the Taking and Importing Marine Mammals - Military Training Activities Conducted Within Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 NMFS, upon application from the U.S. Navy (Navy), issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to training activities conducted in the Gulf of Alaska (GoA) Temporary Maritime Activities Area (TMAA) for the period April 2011 through April 2016. The Navy's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (NDAA). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of "Letters of Authorization" (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Taking and Importing Marine Mammals - Military Training Activities Conducted Within Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure