All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Statoil Wind Site Characterization Surveys Offshore New York
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Statoil Wind U.S. LLC (Statoil) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during marine site characterization surveys off the coast of New York as part of
Published
05/03/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: USFWS Eastern Massachussetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex Monitoring and Research (2018)
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during survey activities associated with the seabird and shorebird monitori
Published
03/06/2018
Final Rule to List the Giant Manta Ray as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Final Rule to List the Giant Manta Ray as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Effective
02/21/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Waterfront Improvement Projects at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the U.S. Navy for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to continued construction activities as part of waterfront improvement projects at several Portsmouth Naval Shipyard berths in Kittery, Maine.
Published
01/24/2018
Critical Habitat Designation for Atlantic Sturgeon
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to designate critical habitat for the threatened Gulf of Maine distinct population segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon, the endangered New York Bight DPS of Atlantic sturgeon, the endangered Chesapeake Bay DPS of Atlan
Effective
09/18/2017
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: 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: USFWS Eastern Mass. National Wildlife Refuge Complex Monitoring and Research
NMFS has issued an IHA to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eastern Mass. National Wildlife Complex for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to seabird and shorebird monitoring and research within the Complex.
Effective
04/01/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Maine DOT Eastport Breakwater Project
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Maine Department of Transportation to take, by Level B harassment, small numbers of five species of marine mammals incidental to a breakwater replacement project in Eastport, Maine.
Published
03/14/2017
Port and Algonquin Pipeline Operation, Maintenance and Repair in Massachusetts Bay (2016-2017)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.P. and Algonquin Gas Transmission, L.L.C. for authorization under the MMPA to take small numbers of 14 species of marine mammals.
Issued
11/22/2016