Notice2025-13686
Endangered Species; File No. 27918
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Published
July 21, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, 3321 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, has been issued a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 137 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34239-34240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13686]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF032]
Endangered Species; File No. 27918
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 Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S.
Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, 3321 College
Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, has been issued a permit to take green
(Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley
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(Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific
research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89c7c4cfdaa7d9fbb8cae6e4e4ece7fdfac9e7e6e8e8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307e7d76631e604201735f5d5d555e4443705e5f51511e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, Ph.D.,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 30, 2025, notice was published in
the Federal Register (90 FR 17911) that a request for a scientific
research permit to take sea turtles had been submitted by the above-
named individual. The requested permit has been issued 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 permit authorizes sea turtle research at study sites across the
northern Gulf of America, Atlantic Ocean, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Researchers may capture sea turtles by hand, dip net, strike net,
tangle net, cast net, or trawl and perform the following procedures
prior to release: measurements, biological sampling, temporary marking,
photographs, instrument attachments, tracking, and weighing. In
addition, in lieu of directed captures, researchers may perform these
methods on animals legally caught during relocation trawling efforts.
The permit takes effect on October 1, 2025, and is valid for 10 years.
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: July 17, 2025.
Shannon Bettridge,
Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-13686 Filed 7-18-25; 8:45 am]
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