Scoping Meetings to Consider Effects of Acoustics on Marine Mammals NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Protected Resources will be holding four scoping meetings to gather public input on the criteria addressed in the Acoustic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This EIS will analyze the potential impacts of applying noise exposure criteria in guidelines to determine what constitutes “take” of a marine mammal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act. In particular, the EIS will identify potential impacts from human activities that occur in oceanic waters such as dredging, fisheries, shipping, geological exploration, military operations, construction, and acoustic and oceanographic research. The areas of interest for evaluation of environmental and socioeconomic effects will be U.S. and international waters. January 18 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the Hilton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, CA. January 20 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at NOAA’s Sand Point office in Seattle, WA. January 25 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the New England Aquarium in Boston, MA. January 27 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at NOAA Fisheries in Silver Spring, MD. For additional information, visit the Acoustic Program’s
The schedule for scoping meetings:
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Public comments may be submitted via email to:
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Scoping Meetings to Consider Effects of Acoustics on Marine Mammals
NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Protected Resources will be holding four scoping meetings to gather public input on the criteria addressed in the Acoustic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This EIS will analyze the potential impacts of applying noise exposure criteria in guidelines to determine what constitutes “take” of a marine mammal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act. In particular, the EIS will identify potential impacts from human activities that occur in oceanic waters such as dredging, fisheries, shipping, geological exploration, military operations, construction, and acoustic and oceanographic research. The areas of interest for evaluation of environmental and socioeconomic effects will be U.S. and international waters.
The schedule for scoping meetings:
January 18 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the Hilton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, CA.
January 20 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at NOAA’s Sand Point office in Seattle, WA.
January 25 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the New England Aquarium in Boston, MA.
January 27 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at NOAA Fisheries in Silver Spring, MD.
For additional information, visit the Acoustic Program’s
Pa*************@no**.gov
.
Public comments may be submitted via email to:
Ac******************@no**.gov