All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan’s Massachusetts Trap/Pot Restricted Area and the Great South Channel Trap/Pot Restricted Area
NOAA Fisheries has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments on modifying the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's Massachusetts Trap/Pot Restricted Area and the Great South Channel Trap/Pot Restricted Area to
Published
09/28/2018
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
User Manual for Optional Spreadsheet Tool - 2018 Acoustic Technical Guidance
NOAA Fisheries seeks public comment on our User Manual for Optional User Spreadsheet Tool (Version 2.0) (User Manual) for NOAA Fisheries' 2018 Revisions to Technical Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing.
Published
09/24/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Ferry Terminal Dolphin Relocation at Bremerton and Edmonds Ferry
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to Bremerton and Edmonds ferry terminals dolphin relocation proj
Published
09/11/2018
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
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment
On July 24 2018, NOAA Fisheries publishes a final rule to designate critical habitat for the main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) distinct population segment (DPS) by designating waters from the 45-meter depth contour to
Effective
08/23/2018
Recovery Plan for the Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
The southern distinct population segment (sDPS) of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) is an anadromous, long-lived, late maturing species that spawns in the Sacramento River Basin, located in the Central Valley of California. It spends
Published
08/21/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Pier 62 Restoration, Seattle Waterfront, Elliott Bay
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Seattle Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities associated with the rest
Published
08/10/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: United States Geological Survey Geophysical Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to USGS to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during geophysical survey activities associated with a the USGS MATRIX survey.
Published
08/10/2018