Interactive Public Docket: Marine Mammals

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•	NMFS ITA for Gulf of Mexico

•	NMFS Acoustic Guidelines

•	NMFS IHA for Scripps

Science


	•	Best Available Science on Acoustic Effects on Marine Mammals

	•	Seismic vs. Sonar

	•	Physical Effects

	•	Behavioral Effects

	•	Models

	•	Sound Propagation

	•	Mitigation

	•	Extrapolation From Terrestrial Mammal Acoustic Effects to Marine Mammals

	•	Cumulative and Synergistic Effects

	•	Indirect Effects

Players


	•	NMFS

	•	MMS

	•	MMC

	•	NAS

	•	US Navy

	•	Sperm Whale Seismic Study

	•	ICES

	•	Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Institute

	•	NRDC

	•	ACCOBAMS

	•	The Acoustic Ecology Institute

	•	ASCOBANS

	•	Fisheries and Oceans Canada

	•	Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Limited

Library


	•	Statutes

	•	Regulations

	•	Relevant NMFS Permits

	•	Major Studies and Reports

Comment on IPD


	•	Potential Research Projects

	•	Research Underway

	•	Structure of the IPD

CRE Interventions


	•	Agency Administrative Actions

	•	Rulemaking

	•	Litigation

Soundings Archive

MMS Announces Availability of Environmental Documents
The Minerals Management Service ("MMS") announced the public availability of environmental documents prepared for proposed oil and gas operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.

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