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	<summary><p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
<p type="1">Notice is hereby given that the <applicant>South Carolina Department of Natural Resources</applicant>, Marine Resources Division, <applicant_location woeId="12770169" type="Zip" name="29422, Charleston, SC, US">Charleston, S.C. 29422-2559</applicant_location>, has applied in due form for a permit to take loggerhead ( <species_scientific name="Caretta caretta">Caretta caretta</species_scientific> ), Kemp's ridley ( <species_scientific name="Lepidochelys kempii">Lepidochelys kempii</species_scientific> ), green ( <species_scientific name="Chelonia mydas">Chelonia mydas</species_scientific> ), leatherback ( <species_scientific name="Dermochelys coriacea">Dermochelys coriacea</species_scientific> ), and hawksbill ( <species_scientific name="Eretmochelys imbricata">Eretmochelys imbricata</species_scientific> ) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.</p>
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	<supplInfo><p type="2">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</p>
<p type="1">The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226).</p>
<p type="1">The purpose of this research is to assess temporal change in catch rates, size distributions, sex and genetic ratios, and health of sea turtles. Up to 345 loggerhead, 29 Kemp's ridley, 9 green, 1 leatherback, and 1 hawksbill sea turtle would be captured annually by trawl in coastal waters between Winyah Bay, SC and St. Augustine, FL. Turtles would be handled, blood sampled, measured, flipper and passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagged, photographed, and released. A subsample of animals would be authorized for barnacle, keratin, and fecal sampling, cloacal swabs, laproscopy, ultrasound, and attachment of satellite and/or VHF transmitters. Up to five loggerhead, one Kemp's ridley, one green, one leatherback, and one hawksbill sea turtle could be accidentally killed over the life of the permit. The permit would be valid for 5 years.</p>
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