Regulations in this subpart apply to the U.S. Navy (Navy) for the taking of marine mammals that occurs incidental to the Navy's SURTASS LFA sonar training and testing activities under authority of the Secretary of the Navy within the central and western North Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans (SURTASS LFA Sonar Study Area) (Table 1 to §218.230).

Table 1 to §218.230—Species/Stocks Proposed for Authorization by Level B Harassment for the 7-Year Period of the Proposed Rule by SURTASS LFA Sonar Training and Testing Activities

Open Table
Species Stock1
Antarctic minke whale ANT.
Blue whale CNP.
    NIND.
    WNP.
    SIND.
Bryde's whale ECS.
    Hawaii.
    WNP.
    NIND.
    SIND.
Common minke whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP JW.
    WNP OE.
    YS.
Fin whale ECS.
    Hawaii.
    IND.
    SIND.
    WNP.
Humpback whale CNP stock and Hawaii DPS.
    WAU stock and DPS.
    WNP stock and DPS.
North Pacific right whale WNP.
Omura's whale NIND.
    SIND.
    WNP.
Sei whale Hawaii.
    SIND.
    NP.
    NIND.
Western North Pacific gray whale WNP stock and Western DPS.
Baird's beaked whale WNP.
Blainville's beaked whale Hawaii.
    WNP.
    IND.
Common bottlenose dolphin 4-Islands.
    Hawaii Island.
    Hawaii Pelagic.
    IA.
    IND.
    Japanese Coastal.
    Kauai/Niihau.
    Oahu.
    WNP Northern Offshore.
    WNP Southern Offshore.
    WAU.
Common dolphin IND.
    WNP.
Cuvier's beaked whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    SH.
    WNP.
Dall's porpoise SOJ dalli type.
    WNP dalli ecotype.
    WNP truei ecotype.
Deraniyagala's beaked whale IND.
    NP.
Dwarf sperm whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
False killer whale Hawaii Pelagic.
    IA.
    IND.
    Main Hawaiian Islands Insular stock and DPS.
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
    WNP.
Fraser's dolphin CNP.
    Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale IND.
    NP.
Harbor porpoise WNP.
Hubbs' beaked whale NP.
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin IND.
Killer whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
Kogia spp. WNP.
Longman's beaked whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
Melon-headed whale Hawaiian Islands.
    IND.
    Kohala Resident.
    WNP.
Mesoplodon spp. WNP.
Northern right whale dolphin NP.
Pacific white-sided dolphin NP.
Pantropical spotted dolphin 4-Islands.
    Hawaii Island.
    Hawaiian Pelagic.
    IND.
    Oahu.
    WNP.
Pygmy killer whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
Pygmy sperm whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
Risso's dolphin Hawaii.
    IA.
    WNP.
    IND.
Rough-toothed dolphin Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP.
Short-finned pilot whale Hawaii.
    IND.
    WNP Northern Ecotype.
    WNP Southern Ecotype.
Southern bottlenose whale IND.
Spade-toothed beaked whale IND.
Sperm whale Hawaii.
    NIND.
    NP.
    SIND.
Spinner dolphin Hawaii Island.
    Hawaii Pelagic.
    IND.
    Kauai/Niihau.
    Kure/Midway Atoll.
    Oahu/4-Islands.
    Pearl and Hermes Reef.
    WNP.
Stejneger's beaked whale WNP.
Striped dolphin Hawaii.
    IND.
    Japanese Coastal.
    WNP Northern Offshore.
    WNP Southern Offshore.
Hawaiian monk seal Hawaii.
Northern fur seal Western Pacific.
Ribbon seal NP.
Spotted seal Alaska stock/Bering Sea DPS.
    Southern stock and DPS.
Steller sea lion Western/Asian stock and Western DPS.

1ANT = Antarctic; CNP = Central North Pacific; NP = North Pacific; NIND = Northern Indian; SIND = Southern Indian; IND = Indian; WNP = Western North Pacific; ECS = East China Sea; WP = Western Pacific; SOJ = Sea of Japan; IA = Inshore Archipelago; WAU = Western Australia; YS = Yellow Sea; OE = Offshore Japan; OW = Nearshore Japan; JW = Sea of Japan/Minke; JE = Pacific coast of Japan; SH = Southern Hemisphere; DPS = distinct population segment.


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