All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Beringia Distinct Population Segment of the Bearded Seal
Proposal to designate critical habitat for the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Published
04/01/2022
5-Year Review for the North Pacific Right Whale
NOAA Fisheries announces the initiation of a 5-year review of the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Published
03/29/2022
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Department of Transportation Ferry Berth Improvements in Tongass Narrows, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has issued two consecutive incidental harassment authorizations (IHA) to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) to incidentally harass, by Level A and Level B harassment, marine mammals during two years of activity related to ferry berth improvements and construction in Tongass Narrows, near Ketchikan, AK.
The Year 1 Authorization is effective from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021. The Year 2 Authorization is effective from March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022.
Published
03/03/2022
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2022 (ICEX22) in the Arctic Ocean
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities 2022 (ICEX22) in the Arctic Ocean
Effective
02/10/2022
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Port Facility Project in Ketchikan, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the NOAA Port Facility Project in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Published
02/08/2022
Negligible Impact Determination and MMPA Section 101(a)(5)(E) Authorization for AK Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Pot Fishery
NOAA Fisheries issued a permit for a period of 3 years authorizing the incidental, but not intentional, take of specific Endangered Species Act-listed marine mammals in the AK Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Pacific cod pot fishery.
Published
12/15/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Hilcorp Alaska Construction and Operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island in Foggy Island Bay, Beaufort
Incidental Take Authorization: Hilcorp Alaska Construction and Operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island in Foggy Island Bay, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Effective
12/01/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Year 4 (2021-2022)
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Year 4 (2021-2022)
Published
10/05/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: Port of Alaska South Floating Dock in Anchorage, AK
Incidental Take Authorization: Port of Alaska South Floating Dock in Anchorage, AK
Published
09/07/2021
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Alaska Geophysics Institute Geophysical Surveys in the Arctic Ocean
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Alaska Geophysics Institute Geophysical Surveys in the Arctic Ocean
Published
08/18/2021