National Marine Fisheries Service Considers Permit to Allow Filming of Humpback Whales in Hawaii

The National Marine Fisheries Service has received an application from UK-based Echo Pictures for a permit to harass up to 1,120 humpback whales during commercial photography and videography using vessels, drones, and divers off the coast of Maui, Hawaii through April 30, 2022. NMFS has requested that public comments be submitted by January 7, 2022.