All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Marine Geophysical Survey in the Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during seismic airgun activities
Published
06/12/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2019
NOAA Fisheries has has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) Renewal to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to take marine mammals incidental to the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Proje
Published
06/06/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Air Force Launching of Space Launch Vehicles, Missiles, and Aircraft and Helicopter Operations at Vandenberg Air
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to launching space launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic and small missiles, and aircraft operations
Published
04/10/2019
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,
Published
10/22/2018
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.
Published
08/31/2018
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
Published
07/27/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: S.F. Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2018
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated w
Published
06/21/2018
Modifications to the Subsistence Use Regulations for the Eastern Pacific Stock of Northern Fur Seals on St. George Island
Final Rule: NOAA Fisheries extends opening date of the subsistence use season of the Eastern Pacific stock of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), in response to a request from the Traditional Council of St. George Island, Tribal Government.
Effective
06/20/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Caltrans Dismantling and Reuse of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span (2018)
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for authorization to take marine mammals during the dismantling and reuse of the original East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB) in the San Fran
Published
06/05/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Recovery Activities in California and the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to boost-back and landing of Falcon 9 rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Califo
Published
12/26/2017