NMFS Issues One-Year Letters of Authorization for Marine Mammal Taking Incidental to Offshore Oil and Gas Structure Removal in the Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued one-year Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to allow for the incidental taking of marine mammals during the removal of offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico, in compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and implementing regulations.