Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 19.10.2001

Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal Authority

NMFS solicits public comments on a request from the State of Washington and a proposal by NMFS to extend, for 5 years, an LOA for the lethal removal of individually identifiable California sea lions that are having a significant negative impact on the status and recovery of winter steelhead that migrate through the Ballard Locks in Seattle, WA. No changes to the existing terms and conditions of the authorization are proposed beyond extension of the expiration date to June 30, 2006. This action is authorized under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).