Handel i gospodarka · 27/09/1994

Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal Authority

NMFS announces the establishment of a Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force (Task Force) on the sea lion/steelhead conflict at the Ballard Locks in Seattle, WA. The Task Force is being established pursuant to section 120 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as recently amended. Section 120 of the MMPA sets forth a process for consideration of intentional lethal taking of individually identifiable pinnipeds that are having a significant negative impact on salmonids that migrate through the Ballard Locks in Seattle. The first Task Force meeting, which is open to the public, coincides with the date of establishment of the Task Force.