NOAA Accepting Public Comments on Incidental Take Application Filed by Port Dolphin LNG
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced in this morning’s Federal Register that it is in receipt of an incidental take application submitted by Port Dolphin Energy LLC. The application requests NOAA authorize the company to engage in activities related to the construction of its planned LNG deepwater port, including activities that could affect populations of Atlantic spotted and bottlenose dolphins. The agency will accept public comments on the application until March 31, 2011.