50 C.F.R. § 218.92

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 218.92 - Permissible methods of taking

(a) Under an LOA issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 of this section and 218.96, the Holder of the LOA (hereinafter "Navy") may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in § 218.90(b) by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of active sonar and other acoustic sources and explosives, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of the regulations in this subpart and the applicable LOA.

(b) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in § 218.90(c) is limited to the species listed in Table 1 of this section.

Table 1 to § 218.92(b)

Species	Scientific name
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus.
Bryde's whale	Balaenoptera edeni.
Fin whale	Balaenoptera physalus.
Humpback whale	Megaptera novaeangliae.
Minke whale	Balaenoptera acutorostrata.
Omura's whale	Balaenoptera omurai.
Sei whale	Balaenoptera borealis.
Blainville's beaked whale	Mesoplodon densirostris.
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus.
Cuvier's beaked whale	Ziphius cavirostris.
Dwarf sperm whale	Kogia sima.
False killer whale	Pseudorca crassidens.
Fraser's dolphin	Lagenodelphis hosei.
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale	Mesoplodon ginkgodens.
Killer whale	Orcinus orca.
Longman's beaked whale	Indopacetus pacificus.
Melon-headed whale	Peponocephala electra.
Pantropical spotted dolphin	Stenella attenuata.
Pygmy killer whale	Feresa attenuata.
Pygmy sperm whale	Kogia breviceps.
Risso's dolphin	Grampus griseus.
Rough-toothed dolphin	Steno bredanensis.
Short-finned pilot whale	Globicephala macrorhynchus.
Sperm whale	Physeter macrocephalus.
Spinner dolphin	Stenella longirostris.
Striped dolphin	Stenella coeruleoalba.

50 C.F.R. §218.92

85 FR 46410, 7/31/2020 through 7/30/2027