(a) Under LOAs issued pursuant to §§216.106 of this chapter and 218.76, the Holder of the LOAs (hereinafter “Navy”) may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in §218.70(b) by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of active sonar and other acoustic sources and explosives as well as serious injury or mortality associated with vessel strikes and explosives, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of these regulations in this subpart and the applicable LOAs.

(b) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in §218.70(c) is limited to the following species:

Table 1 to §218.72

Open Table
Species Stock
Blue whale Central North Pacific.
Blue whale Eastern North Pacific.
Bryde's whale Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Bryde's whale Hawaii.
Fin whale CA/OR/WA.
Fin whale Hawaiian.
Humpback whale CA/OR/WA.
Humpback whale Central North Pacific.
Minke whale CA/OR/WA.
Minke whale Hawaii.
Sei whale Eastern North Pacific.
Sei whale Hawaii.
Gray whale Eastern North Pacific.
Gray whale Western North Pacific.
Sperm whale CA/OR/WA.
Sperm whale Hawaii.
Dwarf sperm whale Hawaii.
Pygmy sperm whale Hawaii.
Kogia whales CA/OR/WA.
Baird's beaked whale CA/OR/WA.
Blainville's beaked whale Hawaii.
Cuvier's beaked whale CA/OR/WA.
Cuvier's beaked whale Hawaii.
Longman's beaked whale Hawaii.
Mesoplodon spp. CA/OR/WA.
Bottlenose dolphin California Coastal.
Bottlenose dolphin CA/OR/WA Offshore.
Bottlenose dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.
Bottlenose dolphin Kauai & Niihau.
Bottlenose dolphin Oahu.
Bottlenose dolphin 4-Island.
Bottlenose dolphin Hawaii.
False killer whale Hawaii Pelagic.
False killer whale Main Hawaiian Islands Insular.
False killer whale Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Fraser's dolphin Hawaii.
Killer whale Eastern North Pacific (ENP) Offshore.
Killer whale ENP Transient/West Coast Transient.
Killer whale Hawaii.
Long-beaked common dolphin California.
Melon-headed whale Hawaiian Islands.
Melon-headed whale Kohala Resident.
Northern right whale dolphin CA/OR/WA.
Pacific white-sided dolphin CA/OR/WA.
Pantropical spotted dolphin Hawaii Island.
Pantropical spotted dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.
Pantropical spotted dolphin Oahu.
Pantropical spotted dolphin 4-Island.
Pygmy killer whale Hawaii.
Pygmy killer whale Tropical.
Risso's dolphin CA/OR/WA.
Risso's dolphin Hawaii.
Rough-toothed dolphin Hawaii.
Short-beaked common dolphin CA/OR/WA.
Short-finned pilot whale CA/OR/WA.
Short-finned pilot whale Hawaii.
Spinner dolphin Hawaii Island.
Spinner dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.
Spinner dolphin Kauai & Niihau.
Spinner dolphin Oahu & 4-Island.
Striped dolphin CA/OR/WA.
Striped dolphin Hawaii.
Dall's porpoise CA/OR/WA.
California sea lion U.S.
Guadalupe fur seal Mexico.
Northern fur seal California.
Harbor seal California.
Hawaiian monk seal Hawaii.
Northern elephant seal California.

Note to Table 1: CA/OR/WA = California/Oregon/Washington.


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