Renewed permit allows limited marine mammal harassment during Seward cruise dock work

Official title: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seward Cruise Ship Passenger Dock and Terminal Facility Project in Seward, Alaska

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The National Marine Fisheries Service has renewed a permit allowing Turnagain Marine Services to incidentally harass marine mammals while building a new cruise ship passenger dock in Seward, Alaska. The renewal covers the remaining pile installation, about 12 work days, that was not finished under the first permit. It is valid from September 25, 2026, through September 20, 2027. The agency says its earlier findings still hold, and the company must use observers, shutdown zones and reporting to limit harm to animals.