All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Coast Guard Waterfront Repairs at USCG Station Monterey, California
NMFS issued an IHA to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving activities for waterfront repairs at the USCG Monterey Station in Monterey, California.
Published
12/28/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Southwest Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine geophysical surveys in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
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Published
11/27/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Geophysical Survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Survey locations
Published
10/25/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Fuel Pier Replacement Project at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California, Year 5
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the U.S. Navy for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile removal and replacement at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, CA.
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Published
10/02/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Hawaii Marine Geophysical Survey in the Central Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the University of Hawaii to incidentally take, by Level A and Level B harassment only, small numbers of marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey in the Central Pacific Ocean.
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Published
09/25/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: WETA Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility Project, Alameda, CA
NMFS issued an IHA to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to construction associated with pile removal and driving at the Central Bay Operation
Published
08/30/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Air Force 86 Fighter Weapons Squadron Long Range Strike Weapon Systems Evaluation Program, Kauai, Hawaii (2017
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA for the taking of marine mammals incidental to Long Range Strike Weapons System Evaluation Program exercises off Kauai, Hawaii. These regulations allow NOAA Fisheries to issue a LOA to the U.S. Air
Published
08/22/2017
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: 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