All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities in the Arctic
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Ice Exercise Activities in the Arctic
Published
02/14/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Subsea Cable Laying Operations in U.S. Arctic
NOAA Fisheries issued an IHA to Quintillion Subsea Operations LLC for authorization under the MMPA to take marine mammals, incidental to conducting subsea cable-laying and maintenance activities in the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi seas, during the open-w
Issued
08/16/2017
Incidental Take Authorization: BP Exploration Northstar Oil and Gas Facility Operation in Beaufort Sea
Upon application from BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to operation of offshore oil and gas facilities in the U.S. Beaufo
Published
12/12/2013
Listing 4 Subspecies of Ringed Seals (Arctic, Okhotsk, Baltic and Ladoga) Under the ESA
Final determination to list the Arctic (Phoca hispida hispida), Okhotsk (P. hispida ochotensis), and Baltic (P. hispida botnica) subspecies of the ringed seal (P. hispida) as threatened and the Ladoga (P. hispida ladogensis) subspecies as endangered.
Effective
02/26/2013
Listing of the Saimaa Seal Subspecies of the Ringed Seal Under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries is listing the Saimaa seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). NOAA Fisheries used the best available scientific and commercial information to make this determination. The Saimaa seal
Effective
06/07/1993