International trade · 01/05/2012Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Issues Incidental Harassment Authorization for Marine Geophysical Survey in Northwest Pacific Ocean
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has granted an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO), a division of Columbia University, to conduct a marine geophysical survey in the northwest Pacific Ocean from March through May 2012, allowing for the incidental taking of marine mammals.