Notice2021-14570
Endangered Species; File Nos. 25696 and 25716
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July 8, 2021
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Inwater Research Group, Inc., 4160 NE Hyline Dr., Jensen Beach, FL 34957 (Responsible Party: Michael Bresette) and the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (Responsible Party: Jon Hare), have applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36106-36107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14570]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB219]
Endangered Species; File Nos. 25696 and 25716
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Inwater Research Group, Inc., 4160
NE Hyline Dr., Jensen Beach, FL 34957 (Responsible Party: Michael
Bresette) and the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166
Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (Responsible Party: Jon Hare), have
applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas),
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys
kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta
caretta), and unidentified hardshell sea turtles for purposes of
scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before August 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
(APPS) home page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File
No. 25696 or 25716 from the list of available applications. These
documents are also available upon written request via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf8182899ce19fbdfe8ca0a2a2aaa1bbbc8fa1a0aeaee1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501e1d16037e002261133f3d3d353e2423103e3f31317e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#521c1f14017c022063113d3f3f373c2621123c3d33337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4eae9e2f78af4d695e7cbc9c9c1cad0d7e4cacbc5c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the relevant File No. in
the subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eba5a6adb8c5bb99daa88486868e859f98ab85848a8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="450b0803166b153774062a2828202b3136052b2a24246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Jordan Rutland, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
parts 222-226).
File No. 25696: The applicant proposes to study the habitat
preference, species abundance, size frequencies, and
fibropapillomatosis rates of sea turtles inhabiting inshore lagoons and
nearshore reefs between Indian River and Miami-Dade Counties in
southeastern Florida. Annually up to 200 green, 25 loggerhead, 10
Kemp's ridley and 10 hawksbill sea turtles would be counted and
captured by hand, dip net, or tangle net. Captured turtles would be
measured, weighed, temporarily marked, flipper tagged, and passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tagged, photographed, and skin and blood
sampled prior to release. In addition, all loggerhead sea turtles would
receive a sonic or satellite transmitter and all green sea turtles
would undergo gastric lavage prior to release. A subset of greens would
be transported to a local facility for imaging and/or receive a
transmitter prior to their return to the wild. Another 1,350 green, 100
loggerhead, 75 hawksbill, and 20 Kemp's ridley sea turtles may be
pursued during unsuccessful capture attempts annually. The permit would
be valid for 10 years.
File No. 25716: The NEFSC proposes to continue studying sea turtles
legally bycaught within commercial fisheries operating in the Northwest
Atlantic Ocean. The objective is to monitor the take of ESA listed sea
turtle species in observed commercial fisheries and to collect data to
help estimate total bycatch. Up to 50 loggerhead, 10 Kemp's ridley, 10
green, 20 leatherback, and 20 unidentified sea turtles would be
photographed, measured, weighed, flipper tagged and PIT tagged, and
skin biopsied prior to release annually. Carcasses, tissues or parts
also may be salvaged from dead sea turtles. The permit would be valid
for 5 years.
Dated: July 2, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-14570 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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