Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean (2023-2028)

NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources has received a request from the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting fisheries research, over the course of 5 years from the date of issuance. NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources is announcing receipt of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s request for the development and implementation of regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals.