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Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries § 50.218.92 Permissible methods of taking

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Under an LOA issued pursuant to § 218.97§ 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.

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