[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-15304]


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[Federal Register: June 23, 1994]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060994C]

 

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permit no. 927 (P79I)

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Institute of Marine Science, 
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (Principal 
Investigators: Daniel P. Costa, Ph.D. and Michael E. Goebel) has been 
issued a permit to capture, tag, sample, mark and release Northern fur 
seals (Callorhinus ursinus) for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review 
upon written request or by appointment, in the following office(s):
    Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1335 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213 (531/980-4016); and
    Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. BOX 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586-
7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 2, 1994, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (59 FR 22594) that a request for a scientific research 
permit to take Northern fur seals had been submitted by the above-named 
organization. The requested permit has been issued under the authority 
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 
et seq.), the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine 
Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal regulations at 50 CFR part 215.
    The applicants request authority to take up to 220 Northern fur 
seals annually for 3 years. Of these, 60 females and their pups will be 
captured, tagged, instrumented and released and 100 (50/50) additional 
pups will be captured, tagged and released.
    The overall objective of the proposed study is to examine the costs 
and benefits of the variable foraging patterns observed in Pribilof 
populations of Northern fur seals and how they relate to offspring 
growth and condition.

    Dated: June 17, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-15304 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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