Final 2024 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF155] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; response to comments. SUMMARY: As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS has considered public comments for revisions of the 2024 marine mammal stock assessment reports (SARs). This notice announces the availability of 21 final 2024 SARs that were updated and finalized. ADDRESSES: The 2024 final SARs are available in electronic form via the internet at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/​national/​marine-mammal-protection/​marine-mammal-stock-assessments . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Schakner, Office of Science and Technology, (301) 427-8106, Zachary.Schakner@noaa.gov ; Nancy Young, Nancy.Young@noaa.gov , regarding Alaska regional stock assessments; Jessica McCordic, Jessica.McCordic@noaa.gov , regarding Atlantic, Gulf of America, and Caribbean regional stock assessments; or Amanda Bradford, Amanda.Bradford@noaa.gov , regarding Pacific regional stock assessments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 117 of the MMPA ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ) requires NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to prepare stock assessments for each stock of marine mammals occurring in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States. These SARs must contain information regarding the distribution and abundance of …