All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: FAA Biorka Island Dock Replacement Project, Sitka, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the Federal Aviation Administration for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile driving, removal, and drilling at Biorka Island, Sitka, Alaska.
Existing
Published
10/31/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Geophysical Survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Survey locations
Published
10/25/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska Gary Paxton Industrial Park Dock Modification Project
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City and Borough of Sitka for the taking marine mammals incidental to modifying the Gary Paxton Industrial Park dock in Sawmill Cove, Alaska.
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Published
10/13/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Seattle Department of Transportation Pier 62 Restoration Project, Seattle, WA
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Seattle Department of Transportation for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving activities for the restoration of Pier 62, Seattle Waterfront, Elliot Bay in Seattle, Washington.
Effective
10/04/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Fuel Pier Replacement Project at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California, Year 5
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the U.S. Navy for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile removal and replacement at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, CA.
Existing fuel pier
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Published
10/02/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Hawaii Marine Geophysical Survey in the Central Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the University of Hawaii to incidentally take, by Level A and Level B harassment only, small numbers of marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey in the Central Pacific Ocean.
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Published
09/25/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Mukilteo Multimodal Construction Project
NMFS issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation(DOT) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Mukilteo Multimodal Construction Project in Washington State.
Vibratory hammer driving steel pile
Published
09/21/2017
Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals on the Pribilof Islands - Annual Subsistence Harvest Levels
NOAA Fisheries is publishing the expected harvest levels from 2017–2019 on St. George and St. Paul Islands, Alaska (the Pribilof Islands) to satisfy subsistence requirements of the Alaska Natives residing on the Pribilof Islands (Pribilovians).
- Final Rule: Expected Harvest Levels (82 FR 39044, 08/17/2017)
- Proposed Rule: Expected Harvest Levels (82 FR 22797, 05/18/2017)
- Final Rule: Annual Harvests and Estimates (79 FR 45728, 08/06/2014)
- Proposed Rule: Annual Harvests and Estimates (79 FR 27550, 05/14/2014)
- Final Rule: Annual Harvests and Estimates (77 FR 6682, 02/09/2012)
Effective
09/18/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: WETA Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility Project, Alameda, CA
NMFS issued an IHA to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile removal and driving at the Central Bay Operation
Published
08/30/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Air Force 86 Fighter Weapons Squadron Long Range Strike Weapon Systems Evaluation Program, Kauai, Hawaii (2017
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA for the taking of marine mammals incidental to Long Range Strike Weapons System Evaluation Program exercises off Kauai, Hawaii. These regulations allow NOAA Fisheries to issue a LOA to the U.S. Air
Published
08/22/2017