All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Announcement of Public Hearings for the Southern Resident Killer Whale and Humpback Whale Critical Habitat Proposed Rules
Notice of 6 public hearings about critical habitat designations for humpback whales and Southern Resident killer whales.
Issued
10/17/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Low-Energy Geophysical Survey in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during a low-energy marine geophysical survey in the Southwes
Published
10/11/2019
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: Renewal of Washington Department of Transportation Dolphin Relocation at Bremerton Ferry Terminal
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) Renewal to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to the dolphin (a man-made structure that protects other stru
Published
08/16/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar (beginning in
OAA Fisheries, upon request from the U.S. Navy, issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor Systems Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA
Effective
08/12/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington Department of Transportation Mukilteo Multimodal Project, Puget Sound, Washington (Season 3: 2018)
NOAA Fisheries re-issued a previously issued incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the only change being effective dates that are ten months later. The initial IHA authorized take of 12 species of marine mammals, by Level A and Level B haras
Published
08/09/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Confined Rock Blasting near Ketchikan, AK
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City of Ketchikan to incidentally harass, by Level B and Level A harassment only, marine mammals during underwater confined rock blasting activities associated with a rock pinna
Published
07/30/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Hilcorp Alaska LLC Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issued a modified Letter of Authorization to Hilcorp Alaska LLC (Hilcorp) to take marine mammals incidental to oil and gas activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska through 31 July 2020.
NOAA Fisheries, upon request from Hilcorp Al
Effective
07/30/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, Washington (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in
Published
07/29/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during seismic activities associated with a marine geophysica
Published
07/22/2019