All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Mission Bay Ferry and Water Taxi Landing Project in San Francisco Bay, California
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act as amended, notification is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Port of San Francisco to incidentally harass,
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Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the North Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to incidentally take marine mammals during a Marine Geophysical Survey.
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Incidental Take Authorization: Pier 62 Restoration, Seattle Waterfront, Elliott Bay
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Seattle Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities associated with the rest
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Incidental Take Authorization: United States Geological Survey Geophysical Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to USGS to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during geophysical survey activities associated with a the USGS MATRIX survey.
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Incidental Take Authorization: Dominion Energy Virginia Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Surveys off Virginia for the Research Lease of Submerged Lands for
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (Dominion) for the take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical (HRG) surveys as
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Incidental Take Authorization: Naval Station Mayport Bravo Wharf Maintenance, Jacksonville, Florida
On August 3, 2016, NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the U.S. Navy for Year 1 of the Bravo Wharf Recapitalization Project (81 FR 52637; August 9, 2016). On February 22, 2017, NOAA Fisheries published a notice of a revision of the IHA (82 FR 11344), revising
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Incidental Take Authorization: Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture (CTJV) to incidentally take, by Level A and/or Level B harassment, four species of marine mammals during the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project (
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Incidental Take Authorization: Bay State Wind LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of Massachusetts in the Area
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical (HRG) survey investigations associated with marine site characterization activities off the coast of M
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Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries NWFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in the Pacific Ocean over the course of f
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Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, WA (2018)
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Washington State Department of Transportation to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in Seattle, Washington.
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