Service on the effect of the action on 

 Hawaiian monk seals, and provided the 

 Commission and others with an opportunity 

 to comment on the action. 



2 3 December Commerce, commenting to the National 



Marine Fisheries Service on the "Proposed 

 Regulations Governing Approaching 

 Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Waters" and 

 recommending, among other things, that 

 the proposed regulations be revised to 

 more clearly reflect the protection 

 standard in the 1979 Notice of Inter- 

 pretation of Harassment of Humpback 

 Whales in Hawaii; consideration be given 

 to prohibiting jet skis and parasail 

 activity in areas where cow/calf pairs 

 have commonly been observed; and the 

 Service undertake monitoring studies to 

 assess the effectiveness of measures 

 taken to protect humpback whales in 

 Hawaiian waters. 



2 3 December Commerce, commenting to the National 



Marine Fisheries Service on priority 

 needs regarding marine mammals and 

 recommending needed research and manage- 

 ment activities concerning: Hawaiian 

 monk seals, endangered whales. North 

 Pacific fur seals, the problem of marine 

 debris, incidental take of harbor 

 porpoise off California, the incidentaal 

 take of porpoise in the course of 

 commercial tuna fishing operations, 

 Antarctic marine living resources, river 

 dolphins, and marine mammal permit 

 procedures. 



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