All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Ketchikan Dock Company Ketchikan Berth IV Expansion Project, Ketchikan, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Ketchikan Dock Company to incidentally harass, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Ketchikan Berth IV Expansion
Published
08/01/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Bay State Wind LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of Massachusetts in the Area
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical (HRG) survey investigations associated with marine site characterization activities off the coast of M
Published
07/30/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture (CTJV) to incidentally take, by Level A and/or Level B harassment, four species of marine mammals during the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project (
Published
07/30/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries NWFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in the Pacific Ocean over the course of f
Published
07/27/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, WA (2018)
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Washington State Department of Transportation to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in Seattle, Washington.
Published
07/25/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Kitsap Transit Annapolis Passenger Ferry Dock Project, Puget Sound, Washington
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Kitsap Transit, to incidentally take, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Annapolis Passenger Ferry Dock Project in Puget
Published
07/11/2018
2017 Final Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, NOAA Fisheries has considered public comments for revisions of the 2017 marine mammal stock assessment reports (SAR). This notice announces the availability of the final 2017 SARs for the 75 stocks that wer
Published
07/10/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California (2018)
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California (2018)
Published
07/05/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: S.F. Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2018
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated w
Published
06/21/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Deepwater Wind New England LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of Rhode Island
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Deepwater Wind New England, LLC, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the
Published
06/21/2018