All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Jordan Cove Energy Project, Coos Bay, OR
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP (JCEP) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving associated with construction of the Jordan Cove Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)…
Effective
10/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science Seabird and Pinniped Research in Central California (2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during seabird research activities in central California.
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Effective
10/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington Department of Transportation Seattle Multimodal Project, Seattle, Washington (Season 4- 2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDKT) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during construction associated to Seattle Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in…
Published
09/23/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the Aleutian Islands
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to incidentally harass marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
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Effective
09/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Jetty Maintenance and Repairs Project, Coos Bay, Oregon
NOAA Fisheries has issued incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during pile driving and removal activities over two years associated…
Effective
09/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Washington Department of Transportation Mukilteo Multimodal Project, Puget Sound, Washington (Season 4- 2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Washington State Department of Transportation to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during pile driving and pile removal activities associated with the Mukilteo Multimodal…
Effective
08/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Alameda Marina Shoreline Improvement Project
NOAA Fisheries has issued two incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to Pacific Shops, Inc. to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Alameda Marina Shoreline Improvement…
Effective
08/01/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project, San Francisco, California
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the City and County of San Francisco, CA to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment only, marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Treasure…
Effective
07/15/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) (2018-2025)
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the training and testing activities conducted in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT)…
- Final Rule for 2 Year Extension
- Proposed Rule for 2 Year Extension
- Notice of Receipt of Application for 2 Year Extension
- Final Rule
- Proposed Rule
- Notice of Receipt of Application for LOA
- LOA for Testing (pdf, 38 pages)
- LOA for Training (pdf, 38 pages)
- Application for Extension (pdf, 84 pages)
- LOA and Rule Application (pdf, 580 pages)
- Monitoring Reports (External Link)
- Environmental Impact Statement (External Link)
- Mitigation Addendum (pdf, 12 pages)
- Notification and Reporting Plan (pdf, 4 pages)
- Final Biological Opinion (pdf, 683 pages)
- Public Comments (External Link)
- References (pdf, 15 pages)
Published
07/10/2020
Incidental Take Authorization: Renewal of U.S. Navy Target and Missile Launch Activities at San Nicolas Island, CA (2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued a Renewal incidental harassment authorization to U.S. Navy to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to target and missile launch activities on San Nicolas Island.
Effective
06/19/2020