NOAA NMFS Releases Draft Environmental Assessment on Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Office of Protected Resources Coordination's role in managing the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN). The EA evaluates the network's operations and development of an Operating Procedures Handbook, which is subject to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.