NMFS Requests Comments on Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Geophysical Research in U.S. Beaufort Sea

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is seeking public comments on a proposed authorization to allow small numbers of marine mammals to be taken during on-ice marine geophysical research and seismic surveys in the U.S. Beaufort Sea from February to May 2009, conducted by CGGVeritas (Veritas).