11.   Over the five years that followed, as if navigating reef-strewn waters, Boldt methodically negotiated a maze of hearings, meetings and permit applications.

12.   Permit applications may be had from license agents or Department of Environmental Conservation offices.

13.   Permit applications could be filed at a central location then routed from there to agencies that need to sign off on filming requests.

14.   So far the program has brought a five-fold increase in permit applications.

15.   Steve Allred, the division administrator, said he would rule on the permit applications by the end of the year.

16.   The agency has mailed permit applications to all past permit holders.

17.   The agencies have evaluated each permit application individually to determine whether that one project could lead to the extinction of the manatee species, Glitzenstein said.

18.   The Department of Animal Regulation has been considering a plan to require pet stores to give their customers a wild animal permit application with each appropriate pet purchase.

19.   The Natural Resources Department, which usually takes months to process a permit application, wrapped up the four Wood permits in a matter of weeks.

20.   The Office of Surface Mining is an Interior Department agency charged with reviewing permit applications.