FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; PROPOSED INCIDENTAL HARASSMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA STOCK OF NORTHERN SEA OTTERS IN JUNEAU, ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Southeast Alaska Stock of Northern Sea Otters in Juneau, Alaska.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 12 by Peter Fasbender, Assistant Regional Director for Fisheries and Ecological Services, Alaska Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), propose to authorize incidental take by harassment of small numbers of northern sea otters ( Enhydra lutris kenyoni) from the Southeast Alaska stock for a period of up to 1 year from the date of issuance. We are responding to a request submitted u...