All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Chevron Richmond Refinery Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project, San Francisco Bay
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Chevron for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Project in San Francisco Bay, CA.
Published
06/14/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: S.F. Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Ferry Terminal Expansion Project 2017
NOAA Fisheries has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, inc
Issued
05/30/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Unalaska Marine Center Dock Replacement Project, Unalaska AK
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the City of Unalaska for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities as part of a dock expansion project at the existing Unalaska Marine Center Dock in Unalaska, Alaska.
Existing dock
Published
05/23/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jetty System Rehabilitation at Mouth of Columbia River
NOAA Fisheries, upon request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has issued a regulation to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to the rehabilitation of the Jetty System at the Mouth of the Columbia River, over the course of five
Effective
05/01/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Training Activities in the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Area (2017-2022)
Upon application from the U.S. Navy, NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to the training activities conducted in the Gulf of Alaska Temporary Maritime Activities Study A
Published
04/27/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Tidal Marsh Restoration Project in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey, CA
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to a tidal marsh restoration project in the Minhoto-Hester Marsh in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey, CA.
Published
04/06/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: USFWS Eastern Mass. National Wildlife Refuge Complex Monitoring and Research
NMFS has issued an IHA to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eastern Mass. National Wildlife Complex for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to seabird and shorebird monitoring and research within the Complex.
Effective
04/01/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Aerospace Corporation Space Vehicle and Missile Launch Operations at Kodiak Island, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries, upon the request of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, has issued regulations governing the take of marine mammals incidental to space vehicle and missile launch operations on Kodiak Island, AK, over the course of five years (2017-2022). Th
Published
03/24/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Sonoma County Water Agency's Estuary Management Activities in Sonoma County, California
NOAA Fisheries, upon request from the Sonoma County Water Agency, has issued regulations pursuant to the MMPA to govern the incidental taking of marine mammals incidental to Russian River estuary management activities in Sonoma County, California, over th
Published
03/15/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: Maine DOT Eastport Breakwater Project
NOAA Fisheries has issued an IHA to the Maine Department of Transportation to take, by Level B harassment, small numbers of five species of marine mammals incidental to a breakwater replacement project in Eastport, Maine.
Published
03/14/2017