NOAA Requests Comments on Marine Geophysical Survey Proposal in Arctic Ocean

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comments on a proposal to allow the University of Alaska Geophysics Institute to conduct a marine geophysical survey in the Arctic Ocean in September-October 2011, which may incidentally harm marine mammals. The proposal is part of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and would permit the taking of certain marine mammals by Level B harassment during the survey.