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Final CDs Available

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) has finalized the new Compatibility Determinations (CDs) for Wildlife Observation and Photography and Research, Exploration, Scientific Collections, and Surveys for the Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge.  These are updated CDs for existing uses on the Refuge. The drafts of these CDs were  included in the November 2020 Mariana Trench MNM Draft MMP/EA. The official public comment period for the MMP/EA was from February 24 – July 26, 2021. Changes were made to the draft CDs in response to public comment, current guidance on the preparation of Compatibility Determinations, and current Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish & Wildlife guidance on the regulation of photography and other recording activities on National Wildlife Refuges and other public lands. Applicants for conducting activities on the Refuge are required to obtain a USFWS Special Use Permit (SUP). Address SUP applications for activities in the Mariana Trench NWR to Laura Beauregard at laura_beauregard@fws.gov

Apply for Special Use Permit on National Wildlife Refuge here 

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Special Use Permits - table MTNWR 2022.pdf

Table list of 2022 special use permits issued for MTNWR.  

BIFROST SEAUS MTMNR EA_USFWS_2023_0620_508.pdf

USFWS is preparing this EA to analyze the environmental impact of allowing current and future marine cable installations within the Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge (Trench NWR) and Mariana Trench Marine National Monument (MTMNM) in order to support more efficient environmental reviews....

12-21-23-meeting-notes-mtmac-virtual-mtg.pdf

Meeting notes for the MTMAC Meeting on 12-21-23 8am ChST; 12-20-23 12pm HST