Appendix A — Commission Recommendations 



24 March 



24 March 



25 March 



27 March 



1 April 



7 April 



8 April 

 13 April 



20 April 

 20 April 



22 April 

 22 April 



ships so as to gather information on factors contributing to ship strikes; reconunend- 

 ing that the Service, in consultation with the Coast Guard, regional stranding 

 program coordinators, and other appropriate groups, take steps to ensure prompt, 

 coordinated efforts to investigate such events. 



Interior, scientific research permit, Jennifer M. Burns, University of California, 

 Institute of Marine Sciences. 



Interior, amendment of scientific research permit, James A. Estes. 



Commerce, amendment of general authorization for scientific research, Michael V. 

 deGruy. 



Commerce, commenting to the National Marine Fisheries Service on the implementa- 

 tion of the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act; noting the preliminary 

 plans for abundance surveys and stress studies; and requesting additional information 

 on a schedule for consultation with the Commission. 



Interior, commenting to the Fish and Wildlife Service on the proposed rule to amend 

 polar bear import regulations to allow imports of sport-hunted polar bear trophies 

 taken in Canada from the Lancaster Sound and Norwegian Bay management areas; 

 recommending that the Service closely track the implementation of the new system to 

 ensure that it works as expected and that the quotas established continue to meet the 

 statutory requirements; further recommending that the discussion accompanying the 

 final rule provide a clear explanation of the Service's rationale for concluding that 

 past take levels have been sustainable; and recommending that the final rule explain 

 the rationale for allowing the import of polar bear trophies between the date of the 

 1994 amendments and the effective date of the rule. 



State, providing general and specific comments to the Office of Oceans and Polar 

 Affairs on the draft Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Arctic Biological Diversi- 

 ty. 



Commerce, amendment of scientific research permit, D. Ann Pabst. 



Interior, commenting to the Fish and Wildlife Service on a permit request to take 

 Alaskan sea otters by lethal means for research purposes, urging the Service to 

 prepare an environmental assessment of the value of the data that might be obtained 

 and the potential to obtain the data by non-lethal means. 



Commerce, enhancement permit, Bruce Carlson, Waikiki Aquarium. 



Commerce, scientific research permit. Shannon Atkinson, University of Hawaii at 

 Manoa. 



Commerce, scientific research permit, Douglas P. DeMaster. 



Interior, amendment of scientific research permit, Robert O. Turner. 



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