International trade · 07/02/2012Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NOAA Issues Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Geophysical Survey in Northern Mariana Islands
Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to conduct a marine geophysical survey in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in February and March 2012, allowing for the incidental taking of marine mammals.