All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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.
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Published
09/21/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: WETA Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility Project, Alameda, CA
NMFS issued an IHA to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile removal and driving at the Central Bay Operation
Published
08/30/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Subsea Cable Laying Operations in U.S. Arctic
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Quintillion Subsea Operations LLC for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to conducting subsea cable-laying and maintenance activities in the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi seas, during the open-w
Issued
08/16/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington DOT Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, WA
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the Washington State Dept of Transportation to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Seattle Multimodal Construction Project in Seattle, WA.
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Published
07/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Chevron Richmond Refinery Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project, San Francisco Bay
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Chevron for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, CA.
Published
06/14/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: S.F. Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2017
NOAA Fisheries has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, inc
Issued
05/30/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jetty System Rehabilitation at Mouth of Columbia River
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has issued a regulation to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to the rehabilitation of the Jetty System at the Mouth of the Columbia River, over the course of five
Effective
05/01/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Training Activities in the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (2017-2022)
Upon application from the U.S. Navy, NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to the training activities conducted in the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Study A
Published
04/27/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington DOT Coupeville Timber Towers Preservation Project
In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation t
Published
03/29/2016
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries SWFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources has issued an LOA and regulations under the MMPA to govern the unintentional take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted by the NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Sci
Published
09/30/2015