NMFS Issues Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Mammal Surveys

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has granted the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Study of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, permission to disturb marine mammals during rocky intertidal monitoring surveys along the Oregon and California coasts, in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations.