Received Permit Applications
The following applications are received and in process:
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Summary: North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries has submitted an application and accompanying conservation plan for the incidental take of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) associated with the otherwise lawful commercial inshore gillnet fishery in North Carolina. The permit will be active for 10 years.
Issued Permit Applications
The following applications are issued and active:
Incidental Take Permit to Virginia Electric and Power Company, D.B.A. Dominion Virginia Power
| Status |
Action Status |
Affected Species |
Published Date |
| Issued |
Notice |
Atlantic Sturgeon
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12/19/2020 |
Summary: Dominion Chesterfield Power Station in Chester, VA is a coal-fueled power generating facility. Virginia Electric and Power Company, D.B.A. Dominion Virginia Power has been issued a permit for the incidental take of ESA-listed Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) from the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segment. The takes would be attributed to otherwise lawful activities associated with the continued operation and maintenance of the facility including entrainment and impingement sampling required by the Clean Water Act. The permit is issued for a duration of 5 years.
Incidental Take Permit to Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI)
Summary: Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI) has been issued a permit for the incidental take of ESA-listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The takes would be attributed to otherwise lawful sampling of non-ESA listed fish in the Lower Kennebec River. The permit is issued for a duration of 10 years.
Incidental Take Permit to Barney Davis, LLC.
Summary: Barney Davis Energy Center, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a natural gas-fired electric power generating facility. Barney Davis, LLC., has been issued a permit for the incidental take of ESA-listed North Atlantic green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) associated with the otherwise lawful operation of the Barney Davis Energy Center. The facility monitors the intake canal in an effort to intercept sea turtles prior to contact with the facility's cooling water intake structure. The permit is issued for a duration of 10 years.
Incidental Take Permit to Eddystone Generating Station
Summary: Eddystone Generating Station in Eddystone, Pennsylvania is a natural gas/fuel oil-fired electric generating facility. Eddystone has been issued a permit for the incidental take of ESA-listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) and Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) associated with the otherwise lawful operation of the Eddystone Generating Station. The permit is issued for a duration of 10 years.
Incidental Take Permit to Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc.
Summary: Mr. Jack Rudloe, Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc., has been issued a permit for the incidental take of Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi), loggerhead (Caretta caretta Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment), green (Chelonia mydas North Atlantic Distinct Population Segment), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) associated with the otherwise lawful trawling activities in Florida state waters of Bay, Gulf, Franklin, and Wakulla Counties. The permit will be active for a duration of 18 years.
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Summary: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. has been issued a permit for the incidental take of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and shortnose sturgeon (A. brevirostrum) associated with the otherwise lawful environmental education program conducted on the Hudson River, New York. The permit will be active for 10 years.
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (for Atlantic sturgeon)
| Status |
Action Status |
Affected Species |
Issued Date |
| Issued |
Notice |
Atlantic Sturgeon
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07/28/2014 |
Summary: North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries has been issued a permit for the incidental take of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) Distinct Population Segments (Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, Chesapeake, Carolina, and South Atlantic) associated with the otherwise lawful commercial inshore gillnet fishery in North Carolina. The permit will be active for 10 years.
Incidental Take Permit to Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Summary: Georgia Department of Natural Resources has been issued a permit for the incidental take of shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum) and Atlantic sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus) associated with the otherwise lawful commercial shad fishery in Georgia. The permit will be active for 10 years.
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries for Sea Turtles
Summary: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has been issued a permit for the incidental take of endangered Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles and threatened green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) associated with the otherwise lawful commercial gillnet fishery in North Carolina inshore state waters. The permit will be active for 10 years.
How to Apply
An Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(b) Incidental Take Permit is required for any "take" of an endangered or threatened species incidental to, and not the purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759).
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.
Loggerhead turtle. Credit: T. Moore (CC0 1.0)
North Pacific right whale #87 also known as “Smudgy” interacts with a log floating on the water. There are only around 30 individuals in the eastern population, so to spot a North Pacific right whale is rare and to see one interacting with a log in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. NOAA Fisheries permit 782-1719.