All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Mission Bay Ferry and Water Taxi Landing Project in San Francisco Bay, California
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act as amended, notification is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Port of San Francisco to incidentally harass,
Published
10/22/2018
User Manual for Optional Spreadsheet Tool - 2018 Acoustic Technical Guidance
NOAA Fisheries seeks public comment on our User Manual for Optional User Spreadsheet Tool (Version 2.0) (User Manual) for NOAA Fisheries' 2018 Revisions to Technical Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing.
Published
09/24/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Pier 62 Restoration, Seattle Waterfront, Elliott Bay
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Seattle Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities associated with the rest
Published
08/10/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska DOT Sand Point City Dock Replacement Project, Sand Point, AK
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Sand Point City Dock Replacement Project in Sand Point, Alaska.
NOAA Fisheries has received
Published
08/06/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Submarine Base New London Pier Construction, Groton, Connecticut
Upon application from the U.S. Navy (Navy), NOAA Fisheries is issuing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act for the taking of marine mammals incidental to the pier construction activities conducted at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Gr
Published
07/31/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Bay State Wind LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of Massachusetts in the Area
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical (HRG) survey investigations associated with marine site characterization activities off the coast of M
Published
07/30/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries NWFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in the Pacific Ocean over the course of f
Published
07/27/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Deepwater Wind New England LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of Rhode Island
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Deepwater Wind New England, LLC, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the
Published
06/21/2018
Modifications to the Subsistence Use Regulations for the Eastern Pacific Stock of Northern Fur Seals on St. George Island
Final Rule: NOAA Fisheries extends opening date of the subsistence use season of the Eastern Pacific stock of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), in response to a request from the Traditional Council of St. George Island, Tribal Government.
Effective
06/20/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Low-energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Scripps Institution of Oceanography to incidentally harass, by Level B and Level A harassment, marine mammals during a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the Northwe
Published
06/15/2018