Gulf of America Marine Mammal Survey Protections
NOAA/NMFS is proposing to reimplement incidental take regulations for marine mammals during geophysical surveys in the Gulf of America and is soliciting public comments under the Marine Mammal Protection Act before issuing any final rule. This could affect permitted seismic and other geophysical survey activities and marine mammal protections in the Gulf region.
- Status
- Backlog
- Category
- Environment
- Geographic Scope
- National
- Priority Score
- 86
Timeline
- : Issue automatically created from AI pipeline analysis. NOAA/NMFS is proposing to reimplement incidental take regulations for marine mammals during geophysical surveys in the Gulf of America and is soliciting public comments under the Marine Mammal Protection Act before issuing any final rule. This could affect permitted seismic and other geophysical survey activities and marine mammal protections in the Gulf region.