MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION — Annual Report for 1992 
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permit issues related to humpback and killer whale research; forwarding a suggested draft section 
describing the purposes and requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act for the meeting 
report; and recommending, among other things, that certain background information be included in the 
report for the benefit of individuals who did not attend the meeting. 
Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on proposed rules to designate the 
eastern spinner dolphin and the northem offshore stock of the spotted dolphin as depleted under the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act; and recommending, among other things, that the final rule discuss 
(1) the magnitude of stock declines during the 1960s and 1970s and the Service’s best estimate of pre- 
exploitation stock abundance; (2) the possible consequences of the depleted designations and the 
actions the Service would take following such findings; and (3) whether the Service intends to prepare 
conservation plans for the dolphins in question. 
Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on the report of the first meeting of 
the Steering Committee for the Third International Conference on Marine Debris; forwarding a 
mailing list of people to be advised of the next conference; and recommending additions and modifica- 
tions to the terms of reference and schedule of the proposed conference. 
Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 
Commerce, scientific research permit, Kathryn A. Ono. 
Commerce, scientific research permit, James T, Harvey. 
Commerce, modification of scientific research permit, Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 
Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on its proposed 1993 categorization 
of fisheries incidentally taking marine mammals; noting that the Service proposed no changes from its 
1992 list; further noting that the Service failed to provide the Commission with a previously requested 
summary of incidental take data collected under the interim exemption program; and recommending 
that the deadline for comments on the proposed list be extended until the data summary is made 
available and reviewed by the Commission. 
State, commenting to the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs on a paper entitled “Antarctic Tourism 
and the Environmental Protocol”; and recommending several changes to the paper to strengthen the 
argument that many of the concerns regarding Antarctic tourism are addressed in the Protocol on 
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. 
Agriculture, commenting to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on the death of a captive 
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin; and recommending that the cause of death be investigated. 
National Research Council, commenting to the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology on a 
draft report assessing the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program; and recom- 
mending that the draft report (1) better indicate the need for a separate budget and staff for the Outer 
Continental Shelf Scientific Committee; and (2) discuss the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s 
prohibition on the taking of marine mammals incidental to offshore oil and gas exploration and 
development unless a waiver of the prohibition has been obtained. 
Commerce, scientific research permit, J. Ward Testa and Michael A. Castellini. 
Interior, enhancement permit, Fish and Wildlife Service. 
Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on surveys to document a decline in 
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