ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
PRIORITY       
 
P R 221920Z MAY 03 ZYB MIN PSN 628881J33
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N3/N5//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 132/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAY//
 
SUBJ/INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING MARINE MAMMAL EVENTS//
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/01JUN1995//
 
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/01NOV1994//
 
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 3100.6G, SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING.  REF B
IS OPNAVINST 5090.1B, ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM
MANUAL, CHANGE 2.//
POC/DAVID F. HAYES/CAPT/OPNAV N3N5L/LOC:WASH DC
/EMAIL:DAVID.F.HAYES(AT)NAVY.MIL; TEL: (703) 692-9373//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE UPDATES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN
REFS (A) AND (B) TO INCLUDE MARINE MAMMAL EVENTS (E.G., STRIKES, AND
CERTAIN STRANDINGS OR MORTALITIES THAT MEET PRESCRIBED CRITERIA).
NAVY MUST ACCURATELY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY RESPOND TO ALLEGATIONS OF
NAVY INVOLVEMENT IN MARINE MAMMAL INCIDENTS.  ACCORDINGLY, COMMANDS,
PARTICULARLY SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT, SHALL REPORT DATA ON SUCH EVENTS.
THE DATA WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BASELINE RELATIVE TO
NAVAL OPERATIONS THAT OCCUR COINCIDENT WITH MARINE MAMMAL EVENTS.
 
2.  PERMANENT GUIDANCE ON REPORTING MARINE MAMMAL EVENTS WILL BE
INCLUDED AS AN APPENDIX TO FORTHCOMING REVISIONS OF REFS (A) AND
(B).  INTERIM GUIDANCE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, IS LOCATED AT
WWW.HQ.NAVY.MIL (UNCLAS) AND WWW.HQ.NAVY.SMIL.MIL (SIPRNET).
 
3.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL KEVIN P. GREEN.//
 
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