All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whales
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale in this rulemaking. The North Pacific right whale was recently listed as a separate, endangered species.
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Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Training Activities in the Gulf of Alaska Study Area
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Training Activities in the Gulf of Alaska Study Area
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Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Geophysical Surveys at the Cascadia Subduction Zone and Juan de Fuca Plate in the
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Geophysical Surveys at the Cascadia Subduction Zone and Juan de Fuca Plate in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
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5-Year Review for the North Pacific Right Whale
NOAA Fisheries announces the initiation of a 5-year review of the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Geophysical Survey of the Queen Charlotte Fault
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Geophysical Survey of the Queen Charlotte Fault
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Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the Aleutian Islands
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the Aleutian Islands
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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
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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
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Cook Inlet and Kodiak Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines
NOAA Fisheries, in an effort to increase preparedness for wildlife response under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, has drafted guidelines for marine mammal response in disaster situations in Cook Inlet and Kodiak, Alaska entitled "Cook Inlet and Kodiak…
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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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