All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Approach Regulations for Humpback Whales in Waters Surrounding the Islands of Hawaii Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
NOAA Fisheries has finalized an interim rule on mandatory distances to protect humpback whales in waters surrounding the islands of Hawaiʻi.
Effective
01/22/2024
Incidental take Authorization: Port of Alaska's North Extension Stabilization – Step 1 Project in Anchorage, Alaska
Incidental take Authorization: Port of Alaska's North Extension Stabilization – Step 1 Project in Anchorage, Alaska
Published
01/16/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Park City Wind, LLC New England Wind Project, Phase 1, Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Massachusetts to New
Incidental Take Authorization: Park City Wind Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Massachusetts to New York
Published
12/26/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Geophysical Survey in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Incidental Harassment Authorization: National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Geophysical Survey in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Published
11/21/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Revolution Wind, LLC Construction of the Revolution Wind Energy Facility Off of Rhode Island
Incidental Take Authorization: Revolution Wind, LLC Construction of the Revolution Wind Energy Facility Off of Rhode Island
Effective
11/20/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Marine Geophysical Survey in the Puerto Rico Trench and slope of Puerto Rico
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Marine Geophysical Survey in the Puerto Rico Trench and slope of Puerto Rico
Published
10/13/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Ocean Wind, LCC Construction of the Ocean Wind 1 Wind Energy Facility off of New Jersey
Incidental Take Authorization: Ocean Wind, LLC Construction of the Ocean Wind 1 Wind Energy Facility off of New Jersey
Effective
10/13/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of New York to Massachusetts
Incidental Take Authorization: Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of New York to Massachusetts
Published
10/05/2023
Scoping for a Marine Mammal Take Reduction Team to Address Incidental Mortality and Serious Injury of Humpback Whale Stocks in the Pacific
NOAA Fisheries is establishing a Take Reduction Team (TRT) to address the incidental mortality and serious injury of humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean.
Published
09/29/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Bight, LLC's Marine Site Characterization Surveys off New Jersey and New York
Incidental Take Authorization: Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Bight, LLC's Marine Site Characterization Surveys off New Jersey and New York
Published
08/10/2023