All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Army Corps of Engineers Port San Luis Breakwater Repair Project, Avila Beach, California
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Army Corps of Engineers to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Port San Luis Breakwater Repair…
Effective
04/01/2022
Incidental Take Authorization: Naval Base San Diego Pier 6 Replacement Project, San Diego, California
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Navy to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during activities associated with the Naval Base San Diego Pier 6 Replacement Project in San Diego…
Effective
10/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Jetty Maintenance and Repairs Project, Coos Bay, Oregon
NOAA Fisheries received a request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the re-issuance of the previously issued Year 1 incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the only change being effective dates. The initial Year 1 IHA authorized…
Effective
09/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Transit Protection Program Pier and Support Facilities Project at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, Washington
NOAA Fisheries has issued two incidental harassment authorizations to the U.S. Navy to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Transit Protection Program Pier and…
Effective
07/16/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Purdy Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Pierce County, WA
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with a Purdy Bridge…
Effective
07/16/2021
U.S. Navy Target and Missile Launch Activities at San Nicolas Island, CA (2021)
NOAA Fisheries received a request from the U.S. Navy for an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, during target and missile launch activities on San Nicolas Island (SNI). These…
Comments Close
06/03/2021
Proposed Rule to Remove Siderastrea glynni from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species
We, NOAA Fisheries, are issuing a proposed rule to remove a coral, Siderastrea glynni, from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species as recommended in the recent 5-year review of the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We…
Comments Close
07/06/2021
Initiation of 5-Year Review for Southern Resident Killer Whales
We, NMFS, announce our intent to conduct a 5-year review of Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The purpose of 5-year reviews is to ensure that the listing classification of a…
Published
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whales
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue this final rule to designate critical habitat for the endangered Western North Pacific distinct population segment (DPS), the endangered Central America DPS, and the threatened Mexico DPS of humpback whales (Megaptera…
Published
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Shortfin Mako Shark Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the listing. We find…
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06/14/2021