populations and their habitat; and further recommending that, if not already done, it 

 consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 

 Species Act to determine measures needed to detect, avoid, and mitigate possible 

 unforeseen effects on West Indian manatees. 



21 June Interior, commenting to the Fish and Wildlife Service on the final revised Florida 



Manatee Recovery Plan and expressing its concurrence with the plan. 



22 June Interior, scientific research permit application, Fish and Wildlife Service. 



22 June Commerce, public display permit application, Dolphin Services. 



23 June Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on a request by its 



National Marine Mammal Laboratory to continue fur seal studies under an existing 

 permit; noting that available information is inadequate to determine whether the 

 proposed studies constitute bona fide scientific research, as required by the 1988 

 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act; and requesting that the 

 Laboratory and other permit applicants be advised that a permit modification is 

 required before carrying out studies that differ in any significant way from those 

 described in the original permit application. 



26 June Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on its intent to 



prepare an environmental impact statement on "swim-with-a-dolphin" programs; 

 expressing support for its decision to do so; and suggesting certain information and 

 issues to be addressed in the statement. 



30 June Environmental Protection Agency, expressing support for a proposed project to 



educate recreational boaters and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico on proper ways of 

 disposing of ship-generated trash and urging that the Agency undertake similar 

 efforts to encourage marina and harbor operators to provide garbage reception 

 facilities and services. 



12 July Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on proposed 



observer coverage in the foreign tuna purse seine fleet; expressing its opinion that 

 observer coverage for foreign fleets should be set at 100 percent; and recom- 

 mending, among other things, that the Departments of Commerce and State seek to 

 obtain as close to 100 percent observer coverage as possible by the Inter-American 

 Tropical Tuna Commission. 



13 July Commerce, scientific research permit application, National Marine Mammal 



Laboratory. 



13 July Transportation, commenting to the Coast Guard on a petition by the Environmental 



Defense Fund to limit boat speeds in Martin County, Florida, to protect manatees, 

 and recommending that, if not already done, it consult with the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. 



13 July Interior, commenting to the Fish and Wildlife Service on a petition submitted by the 



Environmental Defense Fund to the Coast Guard to limit boat speeds in Martin 

 County, Florida to protect manatees, and recommending that, if not already done, it 

 consult with the Coast Guard pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. 



13 July Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on an experimental 



design to test effects of seal bombs on dolphins and recommending, among other 

 things, that the Service seek comments on the criteria to judge the significance of 

 experimental results. 



14 July Commerce, scientific research permit application, Paul K. Dayton and Timothy J. 



Ragen. 



14 July Commerce, scientific research permit application, Southwest Fisheries Center. 



28 July Commerce, scientific research permit application, Douglas Wartzok. 



28 July Commerce, public display permit application, Miami Seaquarium. 



31 July Commerce, scientific research permit application, Bruce R. Mate. 



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