All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries AFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in Pacific and Arctic Oceans
NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in multiple specified geographical regions over the course of five years. These re
Effective
10/07/2019
Elochoman Type-N Coho Hatchery Program
NOAA Fisheries is making available for public review and comment an hatchery and genetics management plan (HGMP) for NOAA Fisheries ESA Section 4(d) Rule limit 5 determination for the Elochoman Type-N coho program located at the Beaver Creek Hatchery.
Published
10/04/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Orsted Wind Power LLC Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of New England in the Areas of
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Ørsted Wind Power LLC (Ørsted) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical (HRG) survey investigations assoc
Published
10/02/2019
Final Rules to Revise Endangered Species Act Regulations
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and NOAA Fisheries jointly finalized revisions to regulations that implement portions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
In 2017, we sought public input on how the Federal government can improve upon the r
- Final Rule to Revise Endangered Species Act Reg Part 424 Listing Species and De…
- Final Rule to Revise Endangered Species Act Reg Part 402 Interagency Cooperatio…
- Delay of effective date for Regulations for Interagency Cooperation (84 FR 4497…
- Proposed Revision of Regulations for Interagency Cooperation (83 FR 35178, 07/2…
- Proposed Revision of the Regulations Listing Species and Designating Critical H…
Effective
09/26/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. ONR&rs
Published
09/24/2019
Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Management of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on St.
Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Management of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on St. Paul Island, Alaska.
Published
09/06/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Ferry Terminal Construction at Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, CA
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City of Alameda to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities during construction of a ferry terminal at Sea
Published
09/03/2019
Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal Authority
Request for authorization to intentionally take, by lethal methods, California sea lions and Steller sea lions to reduce or eliminate predation on fishery stocks that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Issued
08/30/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of Washington Department of Transportation Dolphin Relocation at Bremerton Ferry Terminal
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) Renewal to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to the dolphin (a man-made structure that protects other stru
Published
08/16/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar (beginning in
OAA Fisheries, upon request from the U.S. Navy, issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor Systems Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA
Effective
08/12/2019