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
| 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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