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The Alaska Region of NOAA Fisheries oversees sustainable fisheries that produce about half the fish caught in US waters, with responsibilities covering 842,000 square nautical miles off Alaska. The Alaska Region also works to ensure the viability of protected species—principally marine mammals—and to protect and enhance Alaska's marine habitat.
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Public Comment Periods
- Notice of intent to prepare an EIS to analyze the environmental impacts of issuing Incidental Take Authorizations to the oil and gas industry for the taking of marine mammals incidental to offshore exploration activities in Federal and state waters of the U.S. Chukchi and Beaufort Seas off Alaska. Comment period through April 9, 2010.
- Notice of a proposed information collection, AFA cooperative annual reports. Comment period through April 6, 2010.
- Proposed information collection to monitor the catch and prohibited species quota of the western Alaska CDQ vessels. Comment period through April 5, 2010.
- Notice of a request from the U.S. Navy for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to military readiness training activities to be conducted in the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area. Comments and information must be received by March 5, 2010.
- Notice of intent to prepare a recovery plan for the Cook Inlet beluga whale. All comments and information must be received by 5 p.m. Alaska time, March 29, 2010.
- Notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the existing environmental impact statement on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council's restoration efforts. Comment period through April 1, 2010.
- Notice of a comment period extension for the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale. Comment period extended to March 3, 2010.
- Notice of proposed information collection for a pilot survey to test a survey instrument that will be used to collect data for future analysis of public attitudes and preferences related to additional protection of Cook Inlet beluga whales. Comment period through March 1, 2010.
- Notice of continued and proposed information collection for grant applicants. Comment period through February 12, 2009.
- NMFS proposes revisions to the guidelines for National Standard 2 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act regarding scientific information. Comment period through March 11, 2010.
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