All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington Department of Transportation Mukilteo Multimodal Project, Puget Sound, Washington (Season 3: 2018)
NOAA Fisheries re-issued a previously issued incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the only change being effective dates that are ten months later. The initial IHA authorized take of 12 species of marine mammals, by Level A and Level B haras
Published
08/09/2019
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Modifications; Notice of Intent to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement and Request for Comments
This notice informs the public of upcoming scoping meetings to solicit public comments on ways to reduce the risk of entanglement in trap and pot fisheries for right, humpback, and finback whales.
Published
08/02/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Hilcorp Alaska LLC Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issued a modified Letter of Authorization to Hilcorp Alaska LLC (Hilcorp) to take marine mammals incidental to oil and gas activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska through 31 July 2020.
NOAA Fisheries, upon request from Hilcorp Al
Effective
07/30/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Confined Rock Blasting near Ketchikan, AK
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City of Ketchikan to incidentally harass, by Level B and Level A harassment only, marine mammals during underwater confined rock blasting activities associated with a rock pinna
Published
07/30/2019
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
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
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