NMFS has issued the IHA to Rutgers et al:

[njdiver]

INCIDENTAL HARASSMENT AUTHORIZATION

...to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to a marine geophysical survey conducted by the RIV Marcus . G. Langseth (Langseth) marine geophysical survey in the Atlantic Ocean offshore New Jersey, June through August, 2015.

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental/research/ldeo_nj_iha_signed_5.7.15.pdf

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/04/01/2015-07429/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the

[Captain Rich]

So here we go again....seismic survey June to August.... they don't give a crap about the impact on fishermen, tourists... and now marine mammals.

[CadiShackFishing]

Time to put the "STOP RUTGERS SEISMIC TESTING" sign up in front of the house again. :mad:

[JDTuna]

Completely disgusting...

[njdiver]

Lamont-Doherty and NSF Seismic Survey in the NW Atlantic Ocean offshore NJ, Summer 2015

Status Public Comment Period Issued Date Effective Dates
ACTIVE closed 05/07/15 06/01/2015 - 08/31/2015

SUMMARY: We have issued an IHA to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, and Rutgers University to take, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals, incidental to conducting a marine seismic survey in the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey coast in summer 2015.

Incidental Take Authorization Documents:
• IHA Application [pdf]
• Federal Register notice of Proposed IHA
• References [pdf]
• Public Comments [pdf]
• Issued IHA[pdf]
• Federal Register notice of Issued IHA

Environmental Analyses:
• National Science Foundation's 2014 Draft Amended EA [pdf]
• NSF's 2014 Final EA [pdf]
• NMFS' 2015 EA [pdf]
• NMFS' FONSI [pdf]

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental/research.htm#nj2015

[shrimpman steve]

Rutgers won't let condition rice speak but has no problem harrowing marine mammals and fish for a bullshit sysmic study.

[njdiver]

The “Final Amended Environmental Assessment of a Marine Geophysical Survey by the R/V Marcus G. Langseth in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey, Summer 2015” is now available at:

http://www.nsf.gov/geo/oce/envcomp/nj-seismic-research/summer2015/amended-mountain-nj-margin-ea-final-revised.pdf