All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Pile Driving and Removal Activities During Construction of a Cruise Ship Berth, Hoonah, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Duck Point Development II, LLC. (DPD) to incidentally harass, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during construction of a second cruise ship berth and new lightering float
Published
06/12/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Marine Geophysical Survey in the Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during seismic airgun activities
Published
06/12/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: O’Connell Bridge Lightering Float Pile Replacement Project in Sitka, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City and Borough of Sitka (CBS) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during the O’Connell Bridge Lightering Float Pile Replacement Project in
Published
06/12/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2019
NOAA Fisheries has has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) Renewal to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to take marine mammals incidental to the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Proje
Published
06/06/2019
Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to revise the Recovery Plan Preparation and Implementation Priorities and Recovery Plans contained in the 1990 Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines.
Effective
05/30/2019
Cook Inlet and Kodiak Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines
NOAA Fisheries, in an effort to increase preparedness for wildlife response under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, has drafted guidelines for marine mammal response in disaster situations in Cook Inlet and Kodiak, Alaska entitled "Cook Inlet and Kodiak…
Published
Incidental Take Authorization: Aldo's Seawall Replacement Project in Santa Cruz, California
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Santa Cruz Port District to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment only, marine mammals during pile driving activities associated with the Aldo’s
Published
05/20/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Marine Structure Maintenance and Pile Replacement, WA
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of the U.S. Navy (Navy), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to conducting construction activities related to marine structure maintenance and pile replacement at facilitie
Effective
05/17/2019
Final Rule to List Rice's Whale in the Gulf of Mexico Under the ESA
On April 15, 2019, NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as an endangered subspecies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Effective
05/15/2019
Notice of Availability of a State Plan and Analysis of a Tribal Plan for Fisheries Targeting Steelhead in the Snake River Basin
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Published
05/07/2019