NMFS Issues Permit for Incidental Marine Mammal Taking in Hawaii Deep-Set and Shallow-Set Longline Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a three-year permit to allow the incidental, but not intentional, taking of three marine mammal species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by vessels involved in Hawaii's deep-set and shallow-set longline fisheries, including humpback whales, sperm whales, and false killer whales.