Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Marine Seismic Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean off Central America

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comments on a proposal to allow a seismic survey company, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO), to incidentally harm small numbers of marine mammals, such as whales and seals, while conducting oceanographic surveys in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean off Central America, over the next year.