Marine Mammal Incidental Take – Fisheries Research (MMPA/NMFS)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-28 — Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar in the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean and Eastern Indian Ocean: cross-connection with marine-mammal-incidental-take-surtass-lfa: Both are MMPA incidental-take authorizations issued by NMFS, illustrating the multi-year rulemaking framework for authorizing take during ongoing federal activities (military readiness vs. fisheries research). (novelty: 2)
Open questions
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Contributing findings
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research
20-jul-2026
novelty 1
per-area 1
introduces