All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, Washington (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in
Published
07/29/2019
Notice Extending Comment Period for Snake River Hatchery Plans
Extended comment period closes August 28, 2019. NOAA Fisheries extends public comment period on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA), three Proposed Evaluation and Determination Documents (PEPDs), and four Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs).
Published
07/22/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during seismic activities associated with a marine geophysica
Published
07/22/2019
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment, Pending Determination, and Hatchery Plans for Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery Programs in
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Published
06/28/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Avangrid Renewables LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of North Carolina in
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Avangrid Renewables, LLC (Avangrid) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical (HRG) survey investigations associated with mar
Published
06/28/2019
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Pending Determination for Hatchery Programs in the Stillaguamish Basin of Washington
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Published
06/28/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Target and Missile Launch Activities at San Nicolas Island, California (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during target and missile launch activities on San Nicolas Island, California for the Naval A
Published
06/19/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, California (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Chevron to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, California.
Published
06/19/2019
Not Warranted Listing Determination for Alewife and Blueback Herring
We, NOAA Fisheries, have completed a comprehensive status review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis). The status review identified four alewife distinct population segments (DPS
- Not Warranted Listing Determination (84 FR 28630, June 19, 2019)
- Correction Notice for Not Warranted Determination (84 FR 53110, October 4, 2019)
- Initiation of a Status Review (82 FR 38672, August 15, 2017)
- 12-Month Finding (78 FR 48943, August 12, 2013)
- 90-day Finding (76 FR 67652, November 2, 2011)
Published
06/19/2019
2018 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports Available
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the final 2018 Marine Mammal Stock assessment reports. The Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific regional marine mammal stock assessment reports (SARs) were reviewed in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Published
06/18/2019