All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Transit Protection Program Pier and Support Facilities Project at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, Washington
NOAA Fisheries has issued two incidental harassment authorizations to the U.S. Navy to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Transit Protection Program Pier and…
Effective
07/16/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington State Department of Transportation Purdy Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Pierce County, WA
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with a Purdy Bridge…
Effective
07/16/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Sentinel Island Moorage Float Project, Juneau, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the Gastineau Channel Historical Society (GCHS) for the re-issuance of a previously issued incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the only change being effective dates. The initial IHA authorized take…
Effective
07/15/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Construction Activities Associated with the Raritan Bay Pipeline off New York
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), a subsidiary of Williams Partners L.P., to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals incidental…
Effective
05/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Dry Dock Expansion Project at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
NOAA Fisheries received a request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for the renewal of their currently active incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals incidental to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 1 modification and expansion in…
- Notice of Proposed Renewal IHA
- Notice of Reissued IHA 2019
- Notice of Issued IHA
- Notice of Proposed IHA
- Draft Renewal IHA (pdf, 6 pages)
- Reissued 2019 IHA (pdf, 8 pages)
- 2019 Issued IHA (pdf, 8 pages)
- IHA Application (pdf, 183 pages)
- IHA Renewal Request (pdf, 4 pages)
- References Cited (pdf, 4 pages)
- Public Comments (pdf, 5 pages)
- 2018 Monitoring Report (pdf, 19 pages)
- 2019 Monitoring Report (pdf, 41 pages)
Comments Close
03/09/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2019)
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture (CTJV) for the Renewal of their currently active incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals incidental to Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project in…
Published
02/08/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the California Current and
NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources has issued 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…
- LOA- Antarctic Marine Living Resources Ecosystem (pdf, 7 pages)
- LOA- California Current Ecosystem (pdf, 10 pages)
- LOA Application (pdf, 198 pages)
- Environmental Assessment (pdf, 307 pages)
- Environmental Assessment Appendices (pdf, 77 pages)
- FONSI (pdf, 4 pages)
- Environmental Assessment Adoption Memo (pdf, 5 pages)
- Biological Opinion (pdf, 235 pages, use Internet Explorer to open)
- Public Comments
- References (pdf, 5 pages)
Effective
01/15/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Liquefied Natural Gas Construction in Cook Inlet, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act for the taking of marine mammals incidental to the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of five years (2021-2025). These regulations…
Effective
01/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Erickson Residence Marine Access Project, Auke Bay, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from Jim Erickson for the re-issuance of a previously issued incidental harassment authorization (IHA) with the only change being effective dates. The initial IHA authorized take of seven species of marine mammals,…
Effective
01/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: State Route 520 Pontoon Pile Removal Project, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving activities associated with the State Route 520…
Published
12/29/2020