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	<summary><p type="2">SUMMARY:</p>
<p type="1">Notice is hereby given that <applicant>South Carolina Department of Natural Resources</applicant> (hereinafter “Permit Holder”), P.O. Box 12559 <applicant_location woeId="12770169" type="Zip" name="29422, Charleston, SC, US">Charleston, SC 29422</applicant_location> [Responsible Party/Principal Investigator: William C. Post] has applied in due form to take shortnose sturgeon ( <species_scientific name="Acipenser brevirostrum">Acipenser brevirostrum</species_scientific> ) 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 applicant's goal is to assess presence, abundance, and distribution of shortnose sturgeon within South Carolina rivers (Savannah, Edisto, Cooper, <applicant>Santee Rivers</applicant>, Santee-Cooper Lakes, and Winyah Bay system). During 2011-2016, up to 134 shortnose sturgeon in all South Carolina rivers would be captured using gill nets, trammel nets and trawls. Annually, shortnose sturgeon would be taken in good condition and measured, weighed, sampled for genetic tissue analysis, and PIT tagged. Additionally, selected adults and juveniles would be captured, anesthetized, and implanted with an internal sonic transmitter. In addition, shortnose sturgeon sex would be determined from a sample of fish annually by either laparoscopy or tubular biopsy. Blood from known sexes would be collected and processed determining the level of endrocrine disrupters in the environment. Manual tracking and passive detections of telemetered fish at fixed receiver stations would be used to provide information about movements and habitat use. Recaptures of tagged fish may also be used for estimating abundance if appropriate.</p>
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