All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: South Quay Wall Recapitalization Project, Naval Station Mayport, Florida
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the United States Navy (Navy) for the reissuance of a previously issued incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the change being a minor modification to the effective dates. The initial IHA authorizes…
Effective
07/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Rio Grande LNG, LLC (Rio Grande) LNG Terminal Construction in the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County, Texas
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Rio Grande LNG LLC, authorizing the take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Brownsville Ship…
Effective
07/01/2020
Criteria for Determining Negligible Impact under MMPA Section 101(a)(5)(E)
NOAA Fisheries finalized the Procedural Directive: Criteria for Determining Negligible Impact under MMPA Section 101(a)(5)(E).
MMPA section 101(a)(5)(E) and our implementing regulations (50 CFR 229.20) allow NOAA Fisheries to authorize the incidental…
Published
06/22/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research Activities
NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources (OPR), upon request from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), issued regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in the…
- Issued LOA (pdf, 18 pages)
- LOA Application (pdf, 223 pages)
- Draft Programmatic EA (pdf, 431 pages)
- Draft Programmatic EA Appendices (pdf, 138 pages)
- References (pdf, 12 pages)
- Proposed Rule Public Comments
- Marine Mammal Commission Proposed Rule Comments (pdf, 14 pages)
- Notice of Receipt Public Comments (pdf, 27 pages)
Effective
06/05/2020
MMPA List of Fisheries for 2020
NOAA Fisheries publishes its List of Fisheries for 2020, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The List of Fisheries for 2020 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. NOAA Fisheries must…
Effective
05/18/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Marine Corps Training Activities at Cherry Point Range Complex, NC
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to incidentally harass marine mammals during training exercises at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point Range Complex, North Carolina. The…
Effective
05/18/2020
SeaWorld Permit Application for the Import of a Pacific White-sided Dolphin
SeaWorld, LLC. (Responsible Party: Christopher Dold, DVM) has applied for a permit (File No. 22382) to import one stranded, non-releasable adult female Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) from Vancouver Aquarium for public display…
- Permit Application File No. 22382 (PDF, 10 pages)
- 01 2018 Ocean Discovery Educational Script (PDF, 5 pages)
- 02 USDA License (PDF, 1 page)
- 03 Japan Fisheries Agency Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
- 04 Vancouver Aquarium (Ocean Wise) Assurance (PDF, 2 pages)
- 05 Transport Information (PDF, 2 pages)
- 06 Personnel Table and CI Experience (PDF, 2 pages)
- 07 Facility Details (PDF, 2 pages)
- 08 Nollens Veterinary Statement (PDF, 1 page)
- 09 References (PDF, 2 pages)
Published
03/12/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Annova LNG Common Infrastructure (Annova) LNG Terminal Construction in the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County,
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Annova LNG Common Infrastructure, authorizing the take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the…
Effective
03/01/2020
Permit Application to Import 3 Bottlenose Dolphins (File No. 22686, Chicago Zoological Society)
The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a permit to the Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo (Bill Zeigler, Responsible Party), 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513, to import up to three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for…
Effective
11/26/2019
Permit Application to Import 5 Beluga Whales for Scientific Research (File No. 22629, Mystic Aquarium)
Mystic Aquarium requests to import five (5) captive-born beluga whales for scientific research. The five whales would be imported from Marineland of Canada (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) to Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, Connecticut, United States). The…
- 22629 Public Hearing Transcript (PDF, 141 pages)
- 22629 Application (PDF, 78 pages)
- 22629 Application Take Tables (PDF, 5 pages)
- Appendix 1: Memorandum of Understanding between Georgia and Mystic (PDF, 3 page…
- Appendix 2: Mystic Beluga Workshop Program (PDF, 95 pages)
- Appendix 3: Mystic Publications (PDF, 21 pages)
- Appendix 4: Beluga Genetic Test Report (PDF, 2 pages)
- Appendix 5: Mystic IACUC Approved Protocols (PDF, 119 pages)
- Appendix 6: References (PDF, 9 pages)
- Appendix 7: Mystic Scientists in Residence 2019 (PDF, 4 pages)
- Appendix 8: Mystic IACUC Overview (PDF, 2 pages)
- Appendix 9: Mystic Grants & Funding History (PDF, 3 pages)
- Appendix 10: Mystic Aquarium Resources (PDF, 2 pages)
- Appendix 11: USDA Licenses & Inspections (PDF, 7 pages)
- Appendix 12: Mystic Veterinarian Statement (PDF, 1 page)
- Appendix 13: Georgia Aquarium Facility Description (PDF, 3 pages)
- Appendix 14: Transport Map and Georgia Aquarium Facility Map (PDF, 2 pages)
- Appendix 15: Georgia Aquarium Transport Plan (PDF, 3 pages)
- Appendix 16: Marineland of Canada Assurance (PDF, 2 pages)
Published
10/01/2019