All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Air Force 86 Fighter Weapons Squadron Long Range Strike Weapon Systems Evaluation Program, Kauai, Hawaii (2017
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA for the taking of marine mammals incidental to Long Range Strike Weapons System Evaluation Program exercises off Kauai, Hawaii. These regulations allow NOAA Fisheries to issue a LOA to the U.S. Air
Published
08/22/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Subsea Cable Laying Operations in U.S. Arctic
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Quintillion Subsea Operations LLC for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to conducting subsea cable-laying and maintenance activities in the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi seas, during the open-w
Issued
08/16/2017
Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petition to List the Pacific Bluefin Tuna as Threatened or Endangered Under ESA
NOAA Fisheries announces a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat.
Published
08/08/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Dismantling Project
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the California Department of Transportation for an incidental take authorization to take small numbers of six species of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the dismantling of the original East Span of the San
Issued
07/31/2017
90-Day Finding on Petition to List the Winter-Run Puget Sound Chum Salmon in the Nisqually River System and Chambers Creek as a Threatened or
NOAA Fisheries announces a 90-day finding on a petition to list the winter-run Puget Sound chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in the Nisqually River system and Chambers Creek as a threatened or endangered evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) under the Endan
Published
07/19/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Deepwater Wind Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of New York
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to Deepwater Wind, LLC, to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to high-resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys associated with marine site characterization activities off the coast of New York in the are
Issued
07/13/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California
NOAA Fisheries issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Point Blue Conservation Science to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to seabird and pinniped research activities in central California.
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Issued
07/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Ocean Wind Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of New Jersey
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to Ocean Wind, LLC, for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals incidental to geophysical and geotechnical activities associated with marine site characterization surveys off the coast of New Jersey.
Issued
07/07/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington DOT Seattle Multimodal Construction Project, Seattle, WA
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the Washington State Dept of Transportation to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Seattle Multimodal Construction Project in Seattle, WA.
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Published
07/07/2017
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 10 Species of Giant Clams Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce our 90-day findings on a petition to list ten species of giant clam as endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). We find that the petition presents substantial scientific or commercial information i
Published
06/26/2017