U.S. Geological Survey Granted Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Geophysical Survey in Central Gulf of Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued an authorization to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to take marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey in the central Gulf of Alaska in June 2011, in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations.