Notice2025-13583
Marine Mammals; File No. 28931
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Published
July 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Passion Planet, 33-34 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JN, United Kingdom (Responsible Party: David Allen) to conduct commercial and educational photography of marine mammals.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 137 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 34240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13583]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF031]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28931
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
Passion Planet, 33-34 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JN, United Kingdom
(Responsible Party: David Allen) to conduct commercial and educational
photography of marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b55565d48354b692a587476767e756f685b75747a7a357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82cccfc4d1acd2f0b3c1edefefe7ecf6f1c2ecede3e3ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 23, 2025, notice was published in the
Federal Register (90 FR 22063) that a request for a permit to conduct
commercial and educational photography 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.) and the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The permit authorizes the permit holder to film marine mammals
feeding on menhaden in the New York Bight for a three-part documentary
series. Filmmakers may observe and collect footage of humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae), short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus
delphis), bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Risso's dolphins
(Grampus griseus), and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) from a vessel,
underwater with a pole cam, and via an unmanned aircraft system. The
permit is valid through July 31, 2027.
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: July 16, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-13583 Filed 7-18-25; 8:45 am]
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