All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, WA (2018)
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Washington State Department of Transportation to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in Seattle, Washington.
Published
07/25/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Kitsap Transit Annapolis Passenger Ferry Dock Project, Puget Sound, Washington
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Kitsap Transit, to incidentally take, by Level A and B harassment, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Annapolis Passenger Ferry Dock Project in Puget
Published
07/11/2018
2017 Final Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, NOAA Fisheries has considered public comments for revisions of the 2017 marine mammal stock assessment reports (SAR). This notice announces the availability of the final 2017 SARs for the 75 stocks that wer
Published
07/10/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California (2018)
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California (2018)
Published
07/05/2018
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
Incidental Take Authorization: Deepwater Wind New England LLC Marine Site Characterization Surveys for Renewable Energy off the Coast of Rhode Island
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Deepwater Wind New England, LLC, for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the
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: 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
Incidental Take Authorization: Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, California 2018
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Chevron for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving and removal associated with the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project (WMEP) in San Francisco Ba
Published
06/13/2018
Final Annual Determination for 2018
NOAA Fisheries publishes its final Annual Determination for 2018, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act. Through the Annual Determination, NOAA Fisheries identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and P
Effective
06/09/2018