Notice2025-03567
Issuance of Permit; Marine Mammals, File No. 28229
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Published
March 5, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Humble Bee Wild Ltd (subsidiary of Humble Bee Films Ltd), 8 Elmdale Road, Bristol, BS8 1SL, United Kingdom, (Responsible Party: Natasha Busjeet) to conduct commercial and educational photography on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03567]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RTID 0648-XE677
Issuance of Permit; Marine Mammals, File No. 28229
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Humble
Bee Wild Ltd (subsidiary of Humble Bee Films Ltd), 8 Elmdale Road,
Bristol, BS8 1SL, United Kingdom, (Responsible Party: Natasha Busjeet)
to conduct commercial and educational photography on humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0eeede6f38ef0d291e3cfcdcdc5ced4d3e0cecfc1c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="76383b30255826044735191b1b13180205361819171758111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Erin Markin, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 29, 2024, notice was published
in the Federal Register (89 FR 94713) that a request for a permit to
conduct commercial and educational photography had been submitted by
the above-named applicant. The requested permit was issued on February
27, 2025, under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing
the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The permit authorizes the applicant to film up to 540 humpback
whales annually in the Auau Channel, Hawaii. Filming may occur from
vessels, unmanned aircraft systems, and underwater divers. Fifty common
bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and 50 spinner (Stenella longirostris)
dolphins may be filmed while interacting with humpback whales. Footage
will be used for an episode of a natural history television series. The
permit is valid through April 30, 2026.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Dated: February 28, 2025.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-03567 Filed 3-4-25; 8:45 am]
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