All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Subsea Cable Laying Operations in U.S. Arctic
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Quintillion Subsea Operations LLC for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to conducting subsea cable-laying and maintenance activities in the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi seas, during the open-w
Issued
08/16/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Dismantling Project
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the California Department of Transportation for an incidental take authorization to take small numbers of six species of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the dismantling of the original East Span of the San
Issued
07/31/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Deepwater Wind Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of New York
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to Deepwater Wind, LLC, to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys associated with marine site characterization activities off the coast of New York in the are
Issued
07/13/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington DOT Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, WA
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the Washington State Dept of Transportation to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Seattle Multimodal Construction Project in Seattle, WA.
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Published
07/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Ocean Wind Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of New Jersey
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to Ocean Wind, LLC, for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals incidental to geophysical and geotechnical activities associated with marine site characterization surveys off the coast of New Jersey.
Issued
07/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Point Blue Conservation Science to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to seabird and pinniped research activities in central California.
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Issued
07/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Fireworks Displays in California
NOAA Fisheries, upon request from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, issued regulations pursuant to the MMPA to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fireworks displays permitted within the Sanctuary in California waters, o
Published
06/15/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Chevron Richmond Refinery Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project, San Francisco Bay
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Chevron for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, CA.
Published
06/14/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Submarine Base Kings Bay Waterfront Construction, Kings Bay, GA
NMFS, upon request from the U.S. Navy, has issued regulations pursuant to the MMPA to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to conducting waterfront construction at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, over the course of five years (2017-2022). Th
Published
06/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: S.F. Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2017
NOAA Fisheries has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, inc
Issued
05/30/2017