Specified activity and specified geographical region.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 50
  3. Wildlife and Fisheries
  4. National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
  5. Marine Mammals
  6. Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
  7. Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Southwest Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research
  8. Specified activity and specified geographical region.

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§ 219.1 Specified activity and specified geographical region.

(a) Regulations in this subpart apply only to the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) and those persons it authorizes or funds to conduct activities on its behalf for the taking of marine mammals that occurs in the areas outlined in paragraph (b) of this section and that occurs incidental to research survey program operations.

(b) The taking of marine mammals by SWFSC may be authorized in a Letter of Authorization (LOA) only if it occurs within the California Current Ecosystem (CCE) or Antarctic Marine Living Resources Ecosystem (AMLR).


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