NOAA Proposes Rule to Allow Incidental Take of Marine Mammals Along Oregon and California Coasts
March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a rule to authorize the incidental take of marine mammals during rocky intertidal monitoring surveys along the Oregon and California coasts. The proposal, published by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on March 21, 2025, responds to a request from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) for Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and an associated Letter . . .