All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Coast Guard Waterfront Repairs at USCG Station Monterey, California
NMFS issued an IHA to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving activities for waterfront repairs at the USCG Monterey Station in Monterey, California.
Published
12/28/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Recovery Activities in California and the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to boost-back and landing of Falcon 9 rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Califo
Published
12/26/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Santa Cruz Rocky Intertidal Monitoring off California and Oregon
NOAA Fisheries has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Study of Coastal Oceans at the University of California Santa Cruz, to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidenta
Effective
12/19/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Venoco, LLC, Fender Pile Replacement at Casitas Pier, Carpinteria, CA
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Venoco, LLC, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to fender pile replacement at Casitas Pier in Carpinteria, CA.
NOAA Fisheries received and granted a request from Venoco, LLC, (Venoco) and Chevron USA, In
Published
11/22/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State DOT U.S. 101-Chehalis River Bridge Repair in Washington State
NMFS issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to US 101/Chehalis River Bridge-Scour Repair in Washington State.
Published
11/01/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Geophysical Survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Survey locations
Published
10/25/2017
Navy application to take marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities in Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area
NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities conducted in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area for a period of five years, fro
Published
10/20/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Seattle Department of Transportation Pier 62 Restoration Project, Seattle, WA
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Seattle Department of Transportation for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving activities for the restoration of Pier 62, Seattle Waterfront, Elliot Bay in Seattle, Washington.
Effective
10/04/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Fuel Pier Replacement Project at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California, Year 5
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the U.S. Navy for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile removal and replacement at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, CA.
Existing fuel pier
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Published
10/02/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Mukilteo Multimodal Construction Project
NMFS issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation(DOT) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Mukilteo Multimodal Construction Project in Washington State.
Vibratory hammer driving steel pile
Published
09/21/2017