Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Marine Corps Training Activities at Cherry Point Range Complex, NC
Summary
NOAA Fisheries has issued a Renewal incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to training exercises at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Range Complex, North Carolina.
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the USMC to incidentally harass marine mammals during training exercises at MCAS Cherry Point Range Complex, North Carolina. The USMC’s activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (NDAA).
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Supporting Materials
- Renewal IHA, 2021 (pdf, 6 pages)
- Initial Issued IHA (pdf, 7 pages)
- IHA Renewal Request (pdf, 1 page)
- IHA Application (pdf, 222 pages)
- NMFS 2015 EA (pdf, 41 pages)
- NMFS 2015 FONSI (pdf, 7 pages)
- Public Comments (external link)
- References (pdf, 6 pages)
- 2022 Monitoring Report (pdf, 43 pages)
- 2021 Monitoring Report (pdf, 37 pages)