All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal Authority
Request for authorization to intentionally take, by lethal methods, California sea lions and Steller sea lions to reduce or eliminate predation on fishery stocks that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Issued
08/30/2019
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: 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: 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: Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, California (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Chevron to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, California.
Published
06/19/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Target and Missile Launch Activities at San Nicolas Island, California (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during target and missile launch activities on San Nicolas Island, California for the Naval A
Published
06/19/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Marine Geophysical Survey in the Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during seismic airgun activities
Published
06/12/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2019
NOAA Fisheries has has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) Renewal to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) to take marine mammals incidental to the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Proje
Published
06/06/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Aldo's Seawall Replacement Project in Santa Cruz, California
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Santa Cruz Port District to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment only, marine mammals during pile driving activities associated with the Aldo’s
Published
05/20/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: FAA Biorka Island Dock Replacement Project, Sitka, Alaska (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Biorka dock replacement project in Symonds Bay, Alaska. &nbs
Effective
05/01/2019