All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Hilcorp Alaska and Eni Ice Road and Ice Trail Construction and Maintenance on Alaska’s North Slope
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) and Eni US Operating Co. Inc. (Eni) for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to ice road and ice trail construction, maintenance, and operation in Alaska&
Effective
12/22/2020
90-Day Finding On A Petition To Delist The Arctic Subspecies Of Ringed Seal Under The ESA
NOAA Fisheries has concluded that a petition to delist the Arctic ringed seal under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) does not present substantial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted.
Published
11/27/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
Published
08/28/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Crowley Kotzebue Dock Upgrade in Kotzebue, Alaska
Incidental Take Authorization: Crowley Kotzebue Dock Upgrade in Kotzebue, Alaska
Published
07/08/2020
Notice of Proposed and/or Continuing Information Collections - Federal Register Notices
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as…
Published
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2020 (ICEX20) in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2020 (ICEX20) in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean
Published
02/05/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries AFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in Pacific and Arctic Oceans
NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in multiple specified geographical regions over the course of five years. These re
Effective
10/07/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. ONR&rs
Published
09/24/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Published
09/27/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Low-energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Scripps Institution of Oceanography to incidentally harass, by Level B and Level A harassment, marine mammals during a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the Northwe
Published
06/15/2018