Fish & Wildlife Service Invites Public Comments on Marine Mammal Permit Applications
May 01, 2025
May 01, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has received multiple applications for permits to engage in activities involving marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). These applications pertain to scientific research, population monitoring, and other related activities with species such as the West Indian manatee. The agency has called on the public, along with local, state, tribal, and federal agencies, to review and comment o . . .