NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKES OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO THE NORTH BARGE EXPANSION PROJECT AT DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the North Barge Expansion Project at Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 11 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS has received a request from the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (QTU) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the North Barge Expansion Project at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment autho...