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• NMFS Proceeds on Global-Warming-Related Seal Listing Under the ESA

• L-DEO Applies for Seismic IHA for Gulf of Alaska
• Proposed ESA Rule Changes Expressly Address Polar Bears
• NMFS Rejects Enviro Attacks on Beaufort Seismic Permit

• NGOs Sue Over Polar Bears and Oil & Gas in the Chukchi
• NMFS Issues IHA to Port of Anchorage Despite MMC and NGO Protests
• Court Upholds Shell and BP Seismic Permits for Chukchi and Beaufort Seas
• Navy Files for Take Authorization for Cherry Point Range Complex
• Navy Requests LOA for Keyport Range Complex Extension

• NMFS Proposes Take Rules for Navy Sonar in Hawaii
• NMFS Seeks Comment on an IHA for a 3D Sesimic Survey in the Beaufort Sea
• FWS Publishes Final Polar Bear Rules for Oil & Gas Exploration in the Chukchi
• Shell Requests IHA for Offshore Exploratory Drilling in Beaufort Sea

• University of Texas Files for Seismic IHA in Northeastern Pacific Ocean
• ConocoPhillips files for Seismic IHA in Chukchi
• FWS Lists Polar Bears as Threatened Under the ESA
• NGOs Sue Over Arctic Seismic Permits
• NOAA Announces Public Meeting on U.S. IWC Positions

• CRE Brasil Seeks Public comment on Brazilian Marine Mammal Report
• Navy Applies to NMFS for SOCAL Sonar Takes
• MMS Notices Intent to Perform EIS for Sale 214 in the North Aleutian Basin

• MMS Requests Comment on GOM Environmental Assessment
• Navy Seeks Comment on Gulf of Alaska Sonar EIS
• Comment Periods Open for Navy Sonar Marine Mammal Permit Application
• MMS Intends to Prepare EA for Alternative Energy Proposed Rule

• Navy Holds Acoustic Research Conference
• NOAA/NMFS Issues ANPR on Taking of Stranded Marine Mammals

• CRE-Brazil Comments on IBAMA Seismic Guidelines
• NOAA/NMFS Seeks Nominations for U.S. Delegation to Future of the IWC Meeting
• NRDC Challenges Navy Sonar Exemption
• MMS Publishes ROD for Final OCS Alternative Energy PEIS
• MMS Offers Chukchi Lease Sale 193

• NMFS Seeks Comment on L-DEO Seismic Permit Requiring PAM
• MMS Seeks Comment on EA for GOM Lease Sale 207
• NMFS Seeks Comment on Beaufort On-Ice Seismic Applications; MMS Seeks Comment on GOM Lease Sale EA

• NMFS Publishes List of Fisheries for 2008
• MMS Acts on OCS Environmental Issues
• MMS Moves Ahead On Alternative Energy Leasing
• MMS Seeks Comment on Environmental Reviews for Two GOM Lease Sales

• NMFS Uses DAM Rules
• NMFS Extends Comment Period For Scientific Research Permit Regs
• NMFS Issues Two Navy LOAs
• NMFS Publishes Final Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rules
• NMFS Issues Cook Inlet Seismic IHAs to Union Oil and Marathon

• CBD Petitions NMFS for Speed Limits to Protect Blue Whales
• FWS Reopens Comment Period for Polar Bears ESA Listing
• NMFS Considers Changes to MMPA Permitting Rules
• Ninth Circuit Stays District Court Navy Sonar Injunction

• MMS Begins EIS Process for Beaufort and Chukchi Lease Sales
• NMFS Publishes Final Take Rules for Navy Surtass LFA Sonar
• Navy Applies for Hawaii LOA
• Marathon Oil Requests NMFS Permit for Seismic Operations in Cook Inlet
• NMFS Proposes Scripps Seismic Survey Permit

• Court Order Staying Shell 's Exploratory Drilling Program in Beaufort
• NMFS Gives Northstar a Permit
• NMFS Proposes 5-Year ITA for Navy Sonar
• NMFS Again Extends Comment Period For Arctic PEIS

• MMS Preparing Gulf of Mexico Environmental Assessment
• NMFS Schedules Public Hearings for Beluga Whale ESA Listing
• MMS Publishes Final Seismic EIS for Chukchi Oil and Gas Leases
• NMFS Requests Public Comment on Proposed ITAs for Chukchi/Beaufort Seas

• NMFS Denies Right Whale ESA Petition
• NGOs Sue Navy Over Sonar Again
• IWC Meets in May
• Agencies Extend Comment Period for Alaska DPEIS
• MMS Publishes EIS for Proposed 5-Year OCS Leasing Program / MMS OCS Scientific Committee Meeting

• NMFS Proposes Endangered Species Listing for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
• NMFS Issues On-Ice Seismic IHA for Seals, and Says that FWS Is Still Reviewing Polar Bear/Walrus Component
• NMFS's Shell Permits Raise Alaska On-Ice and Offshore Sound Issues
• NMFS Hold Public Meetings on DEIS for Strandings Response Program

• NMFS Publishes Bycatch List
• NMFS Considers Regulating Killer Whale Watching
• NMFS Seeks Public Comment On Programmatic EIS for Stellar Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research
• Government Seeks Nominees for US Delegation to IWC

• FWS Announces Public Meeting on US Negotiating Positions at CITES Meeting
• FWS Schedules Public Meetings on Proposed Polar Bear Listings
• NMFS Requires Use of Seal Sniffing Dogs
• States Want to Kill Sea Lions to Save Salmon

• NMFS Seeks Comment on Seismic Permits
• NMFS Extends Comment Period for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
• NMFS Requests Comment on ConocoPhillips and Union Oil Incidental Take Authorizations

• NMFS Publishes New Marine Mammals Strandings Criteria
• Right Whales in the News

• Hawaiian Boaters Taught to Avoid Resurgent Humpbacks
• Are Marine Mammals Causing Diminished Fish Stocks?

• Iceland Resumes Commercial Whaling
• NMFS Seeks Comment On L-DEO Seismic Application

• Is Flipper Really Dumb?
• Blog Debate on Whale Killing
• MMS Asks Public Comment for EIS on OCS Oil and Gas Leases

• NMFS Issues LOAS for Navy Sonar
• NMFS Issues IHA for GTX Seismic
• MMC'S September Meeting with Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals
• MMS Publishes Final Arctic Ocean PEA
• Bycatch Defenders Oppose The Data Quality Act
• NMFS and FWS Act on Alaska Marine Mammal Issues

• Killer Gulls Endanger Right Whales
• House Passes MMPA Amendments
• California Judge Hold Whales More Important than National Defense

• NMFS Proposes New North Atlantic Right Whale Rules
• MMS Preparing Ea for Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale
• NMFS Proposes Orca Habitat
• UT Submits Seismic IHA Application to NMFS
• NMFS Receives Another Alaska Seismic IHA Application

• Orcas Threaten Stellar Sea Lion's Survival
• Conoco Requests IHA for Alaskan Seismic Operations
• Shell Applies for Alaska IHAs
• NMFS Publishes Revised Marine Mammal Stock Assessments

• Navy Files For Sonar Incidental Harassment Authorization
• MMS OCS Scientific Committee Meeting
• Oceana Says it Will Sue NMFS over Cuts in Observer Funding
• CRE Publishes White Paper On IWC Report

• NMFS Investigation Can't Find Cause of North Carolina Strandings
• CRE Asks Marine Mammal Commission To Publish DQA Guidelines
• NOAA Seeks Comment on Information Collection Request to Determine Commercial Fishing Effects on Marine Mammals
• NMFS Extends Right Whale Restrictions
• MMS Announces Availability of Environmental Documents
• NMFS Announces IWC Working Group Meeting

• WWF Predicts Entanglement Extinctions


• MMC Publishes Sound Committee Reports


• MMS Notices Intent to Prepare EIS for OCS Leases


• NMFS Reopens Comment Period on Right Whale Habitat


• NMFS Announces Aboriginal Whale Quota

• IWC Responds to CRE Letter

• CRE Advises IWC of US Information Quality Standards

• NMFS Proposes Critical Habitat Expansion For Northern Right Whales

• Monaco Conference Focuses on PAM And Navy Sperm Whale Data Base
• NRDC Sues Navy on Mid-frequency Sonar

• Sound Committee Report Emphasizes Funding Needs
• Senate Hearing on State, Tribes And Local Government Role in ESA
• Important Marine Mammal Commission Meetings
• Recent Research Further Indicates Bycatch Is Greatest Threat to Cetaceans
• Killer Whales Attack Right Whales

• Makah Whale Hunt Controversy Continues
• Greenpeace Back in Court on Bycatch
• Greenpeace Sues UK over Bycatch
• ACCOBAMS Bycatch Actions So Far Ineffective
• Australia Conducting Census of Antarctic Whales

• Urgent Concern over Right Whales
• IWC Says Bycatch May Kill 2000 Marine Mammals Every Day

• CRE Posts Public Comments on NMFS Acoustic Guidelines
• European Research Indicates Solar Activity Causes Whale Strandings
• Recent Developments
• Flipper Gets Drafted

• Shipping Contributes Most Noise To The Oceans, Effects Unknown
• Passive Acoustic Monitoring: Overrated?
• Aristotle on Strandings
• CEEs: Destroying The Village In Order To Save It?

• Can MMAC Produce a Consensus Report?
• Can NMFS Develop Acoustic Effects Guidelines Without Models?
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