Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (2013 -2018)

Final Rule |

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Foreign

Overview

Authority

Marine Mammal Protection Act

Action Status

Final Rule

Published

12/04/2013

Affected Species

North Atlantic Right Whale

Humpback Whale

Bryde’s Whale

Minke Whale

Sei Whale

Fin Whale

Rice's Whale

Blue Whale

Sperm Whale

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Gervais' Beaked Whale

Sowerby's Beaked Whale

True's Beaked Whale

Northern Bottlenose Whale

Rough-Toothed Dolphin

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Clymene Dolphin

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Striped Dolphin

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

Fraser's Dolphin

Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin

Risso’s Dolphin

Melon-Headed Whale

Pygmy Killer Whale

False Killer Whale

Killer Whale

Long-Finned Pilot Whale

Short-Finned Pilot Whale

Harbor Porpoise

White-Beaked Dolphin

Gray Seal

Harbor Seal

Harp Seal

Hooded Seal

Summary

NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the MMPA to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities conducted in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area from November 2013 through November 2018.

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Last updated by Office of Protected Resources on 07/05/2022