throughout their range; and (d) consider possible 

 cumulative effects of subsistence harvesting 

 and other activities, as well as oil and gas 

 exploration, on marine mammals; and recommending 

 that several potential mitigating measures to 

 reduce potential impacts on marine mammals and 

 other marine species be included as part of 

 the Proposed and Alternative Actions. 



6 May Commerce, scientific research permit application, 

 Southwest Fisheries Center. 



8 May Interior, modification of scientific research 

 permit, Donald B. Siniff. 



14 May Interior, modification of scientific research 



permit, Charles Monnett. 



15 May State of California, commenting to the California 



Department of Fish and Game and the California 

 Coastal Commission on the background and ration- 

 ale for translocating 250 sea otters from their 

 existing range to San Nicolas Island; expressing 

 the Commission's strong support for the proposed 

 action; and urging the two State agencies to 

 act favorably on the proposal in their decision- 

 making process. 



Commerce, modification of scientific research 

 permit, James L. Hickman and Virginia Coyle. 



Commerce, scientific research permit application, 



Southwest Fisheries Center. 



Commerce, scientific research permit application, 

 Kenneth S. Norris, Randall S. Wells, Jan S. 

 Ostman, and William T. Doyle. 



Interior, scientific research permit application, 

 Fish and Wildlife Service. 



Commerce, commenting to the National Marine 

 Fisheries Service, on plans for the Fiscal Year 

 1987 Marine Entanglement Research Program; 

 restating the conclusion in its 9 March letter 

 that certain of the Service's proposed tasks 

 will not address critical information needs 

 concerning entanglement of fur seals in marine 

 debris; recommending again that funds not be 

 used to support these tasks but be redirected 

 toward alternative research tasks; concurring 

 with other alternatives put forth by the Service 



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