Notice2025-11844
Marine Mammals; File No. 28912
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Published
June 27, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Daniel Costa, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAlister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 to conduct research on California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 122 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 27529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11844]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE874]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28912
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Daniel
Costa, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAlister
Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 to conduct research on California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae4e7ecf984fad89be9c5c7c7cfc4ded9eac4c5cbcb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5917141f0a77092b681a3634343c372d2a1937363838773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Young or Shasta McClenahan,
Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 18, 2025, notice was published in
the Federal Register (90 FR 12525) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on California sea lions had been submitted by the
above-named applicant. 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), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The permit authorizes research on California sea lions throughout
their range to investigate their foraging ecology, habitat use, and
health. Research activities include: unmanned aircraft system, vessel
and ground surveys for counts, photography, observations, and acoustic
playbacks; captures, including sedation, anesthesia, restraint,
morphometrics, marking, external instrument attachment, biological
sampling, and ultrasound; and collection, import, export, and receipt
of pinniped parts. Ten non-target species of non-ESA listed cetaceans
and four non-target non-ESA listed species of pinnipeds may be
disturbed during these studies. See the application for complete
numbers of animals requested by species and procedure, including
unintentional mortalities. The permit is valid until May 31, 2035.
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: June 16, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-11844 Filed 6-26-25; 8:45 am]
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