Federal Register #File No. 29736

NOAA Permit Application for Endangered Sea Turtle Research in Gulf of America

This opportunity concerns a scientific research permit application submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for work on endangered sea turtles in the northern Gulf of America. - Government Buyer: - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce - Applicant: - Katrina Phillips, Ph.D., Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Research Scope: - Study of demography and distribution of juvenile, subadult, and adult sea turtles - Target species: loggerhead, green, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles - Activities Requested: - Annual capture of up to: - 60 green sea turtles - 7 hawksbill sea turtles - 60 Kemp's ridley sea turtles - 40 loggerhead sea turtles - 1 leatherback sea turtle - Capture methods: tangle and dip nets - Procedures: epibiota removal, flipper tagging, passive integrated transponder tagging, biological sampling (skin swab, blood, scute, fecal, skin biopsy), measuring, weighing, photographing/video documentation - Subset of green, Kemp's ridley, and loggerhead turtles may receive transmitter attachments - Notable Requirements: - Permit duration requested is 10 years - No specific products, OEMs, or vendors are mentioned as this is a permit for research activities, not a product or service procurement

Description

Katrina Phillips, Ph.D., from Dauphin Island Sea Lab, has applied for a permit to take multiple species of sea turtles including loggerhead, green, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback for scientific research purposes. The research involves studying juvenile, subadult, and adult sea turtle demography and distribution in the northern Gulf of America. Researchers plan to capture sea turtles annually using tangle and dip nets and perform various procedures such as tagging, biological sampling, measuring, weighing, and photographing before release. The permit is requested for a duration of 10 years.

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