🐋Regulations for Taking Endangered Marine Mammals in Fishing
RTID 0648-XE813]
Summary
NMFS is issuing a permit to authorize the incidental, but not intentional, take of specific Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed marine mammal species or stocks under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), in the Category II California (CA) thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (>=14 inch (in) mesh) fishery and the corresponding high seas component of the fishery defined on the MMPA List of Fisheries (LOF) as the Pacific highly migratory species drift gillnet fishery (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the CA thresher shark/ swordfish drift gillnet (>=14 in mesh)/Pacific highly migratory species drift gillnet fishery.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Business Impact
$$ - Med
This content details regulatory requirements for commercial fishers regarding incidental take of endangered marine mammals, creating compliance obligations for business owners in the fishing industry. The issuance of the permit depends on the negligible impact determination, creating potential operational changes.