take rule has been in effect for less than a year, but already serious problems stemming from the flawed model and poor implementation have become apparent. " The letter reports significant delays as operators seek approval to conduct seismic surveying and other geoscientific activities in the Gulf. " The delays appear to stem from NMFS' reliance on faulty modeling that requires operators to overestimate potential incidental takes of marine mammals during industry geological and geophysical activity and a separate error in the Gulf of Mexico incidentalhttp://www.nrgsafe.com