U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research Granted Incidental Harassment Permit for Marine Mammals in Arctic Research Activities

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) for its oceanographic research activities in the Beaufort and eastern Chukchi Seas during the Arctic Research Activities (Year 4), allowing for Level B harassment of marine mammals.