All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Trigger Change for Hawaiian Islands Southern Exclusion Zone
NOAA Fisheries is publishing a revised trigger for closure of the Southern Exclusion Zone to Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishing.
Effective
02/23/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Empire Offshore Wind, LLC Construction of the Empire Wind Project (EW1 and EW2) off of New York
Incidental Take Authorization: Empire Offshore Wind Construction of the Empire Wind Project (EW1 and EW2) off of New York
Effective
02/22/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture's Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Incidental Take Authorization: Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture's Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Effective
02/15/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Dominion Energy Virginia Construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project off of Virginia
Incidental Take Authorization: Dominion Energy Virginia Construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project off of Virginia
Published
02/05/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Research Vessel Relocation at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Research Vessel Relocation at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island
Effective
02/01/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2024 (ICEX24) in the Arctic Ocean
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2024 (ICEX24) in the Arctic Ocean
Effective
02/01/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Naval Magazine Indian Island Ammunition Wharf Maintenance and Pile Replacement
Incidental Take Authorization: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Naval Magazine Indian Island Ammunition Wharf Maintenance and Pile Replacement Project
Published
01/29/2024
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: City and Borough of Sitka's Seaplane Base Construction Activities
Incidental Take Authorization: City and Borough of Sitka's Seaplane Base Construction Activities
Published
01/11/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: US Wind, Inc. Construction and Operation of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project off of Maryland
Incidental Take Authorization: US Wind, Inc. Construction and Operation of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project off of Maryland
Published
01/04/2024