Notice2024-24992
Endangered Species; File No. 28294
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Published
October 28, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Matthew Fisher (Normandeau Associates Inc., 2233 Spring Street, West Lawn, PA 19609), has applied in due form for a permit to take Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and shortnose (A. brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85517-85518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24992]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE412]
Endangered Species; File No. 28294
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 Matthew Fisher (Normandeau
Associates Inc., 2233 Spring Street, West Lawn, PA 19609), has applied
in due form for a permit to take Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and
shortnose (A. brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27,
2024.
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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
home page, <a href="https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov">https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov</a>, and then selecting File No.
28294 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca84878c99e49ab8fb89a5a7a7afa4beb98aa4a5ababe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d8dbd0c5b8c6e4a7d5f9fbfbf3f8e2e5d6f8f9f7f7b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7937343f2a57290b483a1614141c170d0a3917161818571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3edeee5f08df3d192e0cccecec6cdd7d0e3cdccc2c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include File No. 28294 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#e8a6a5aebbc6b89ad9ab8785858d869c9ba886878989c68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db95969d88f58ba9ea98b4b6b6beb5afa89bb5b4babaf5bcb4ad">[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: Erin Markin, Ph.D. or Malcolm Mohead,
(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).
The applicant requests to conduct research on Atlantic and
shortnose sturgeon in freshwater and estuary areas of the Delaware
River. Research objectives would include assessing and quantifying the
presence of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon at the egg, larval,
juvenile and sub-adult/adult life stages. Other studies would also
include assessing sturgeon home range, individual movement patterns,
seasonal movements, habitat use, nursery areas, over-wintering habitat
use, population dynamics, and habitat assessment.
Up to 265 juvenile and 25 adult/sub-adult shortnose sturgeon and
265 juvenile and 5 adult/sub-adult Atlantic sturgeon would be captured
by gill net or trawl, measured, weighed, biologically sampled (tissue),
marked (passive integrated transponder), and photographed/videoed,
annually, prior to release. Sub-sets of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
may be anesthetized and implanted with acoustic transmitters, gastric
lavaged, and fin ray sampled. The applicant requests one unintentional
mortality of juvenile and adult/subadult shortnose sturgeon and one
juvenile Atlantic sturgeon annually, but no more than two of each
species life stage over the life of the permit.
A total 300 shortnose and 100 Atlantic sturgeon of early life
stages would be taken in directed lethal research annually. The permit
would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24992 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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