National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration April 10, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Results 1 - 2 of 2

Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas

Document Number: 2012-8611

Type: Notice

Date: 2012-04-10

Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS notifies the public of the aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for bowhead whales that it has assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC), and of limitations on the use of the quota deriving from regulations adopted at the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). For 2012, the quota is 75 bowhead whales struck. This quota and other applicable limitations govern the harvest of bowhead whales by members of the AEWC.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2012/04/10/2012-8611.html

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Sturgeon Research in the Gulf of Mexico

Document Number: 2012-8602

Type: Notice

Date: 2012-04-10

Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting sturgeon research in the Gulf of Mexico, over the course of 5 years from the date of issuance. Pursuant to regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt of USFWS's request for the development and implementation of regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals and inviting information, suggestions, and comments on USFWS's application and request.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2012/04/10/2012-8602.html