WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Endangered and Threatened Species Incidental to Specified Activities; Notice of Issuance for Incidental Take Permit No. 29887 to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 2 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: Notice is hereby given that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been issued an incidental take permit (ITP) for the incidental take of Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed sea turtles associated with the otherwise lawful fisheries-independent gill net survey activities within Texas bays ...