NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: TAKES OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TAKING MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO THE PORT OF ADAK PIER 5 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AT ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Port of Adak Pier 5 Improvements Project at Adak Island, Alaska.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 12 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS has received a request from The Aleut Corporation (TAC) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Port of Adak Pier 5 Improvements Project (hereafter referred to as the Pier 5 Improvements Project), Adak Island, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is request...