All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Final Rule to List Rice's Whale in the Gulf of Mexico Under the ESA
On April 15, 2019, NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as an endangered subspecies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Effective
05/15/2019
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Cuvier's Beaked Whale in the Gulf of Mexico as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
NOAA FIsheries announces a negative 90-day finding on a petition to list the Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) in the Gulf of Mexico as a threatened or endangered distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
03/25/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fishery Independent Monitoring Activities
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources has received a request from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted in the Atlantic Ocean along the so
Published
02/27/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: Oil and Gas Industry Geophysical Survey Activity in the Atlantic Ocean
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has issued incidental harassment authorizations (IHA) to five separate applicants.
Published
12/07/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts (2018-2025)
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts (2018-2025)
Effective
11/14/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Naval Station Mayport Bravo Wharf Maintenance, Jacksonville, Florida
On August 3, 2016, NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the U.S. Navy for Year 1 of the Bravo Wharf Recapitalization Project (81 FR 52637; August 9, 2016). On February 22, 2017, NOAA Fisheries published a notice of a revision of the IHA (82 FR 11344), revising
Published
08/03/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Tampa Harbor Big Bend Channel Expansion Project at Tampa Harbor, Tampa, Florida
NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, (USACE) for authorization to take one species of marine mammal incidental to confined blasting in the East Channel of the Bi
Published
03/19/2018
Marine Mammal Protection Act Waiver for Select Louisiana Coastal Master Plan Projects
On February 9, 2018, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Budget Act), Public Law 115-123, which included a requirement that the Secretary of Commerce, as delegated to the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, iss
Issued
03/15/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Bravo Wharf Recapitalization Project (Year 2, 2018), Jacksonville, FL
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast and Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic (the Navy) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals d
Published
03/05/2018
Final Rule to List the Giant Manta Ray as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Final Rule to List the Giant Manta Ray as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Effective
02/21/2018