Section 218.82 - Permissible methods of taking(a) Under Letters of Authorization (LOAs) issued pursuant to §218.87, the Holder of the Letter of Authorization may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in §218.80, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of these regulations and the appropriate LOA.(b) The incidental take of marine mammals under the activities identified in §218.80(c) is limited to the following species, by the identified method of take: (1) Harassment (Level A and Level B) for all Training and Testing Activities: (i) Mysticetes: (A) Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)-817.(B) Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni)-5,079.(C) Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)-25,239.(D) North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)-955.(E) Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)-9,196.(F) Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)-336,623.(G) Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)-54,766.(ii) Odontocetes: (A) Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)-994,221.(B) Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)-206,144.(C) Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)-164,454.(D) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)-1,570,031.(E) Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene)-108,199.(F) Common dolphin (Delphinus spp.)-2,562,969.(G) Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)-204,945.(H) False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)-4,062.(I) Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei)-11,816.(J) Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)-164,663.(K) Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)-11,072,415.(L) Killer whale (Orcinus orca)-77,448.(N) Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra)-111,360.(O) Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)-152,201.(P) Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)-393,316.(Q) Pilot whale (Globicephala spp.)-581,032.(R) Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)-8,041.(S) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)-1,306,404.(T) Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)-5,911.(U) Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens)-63,156.(V) Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)-82,282.(W) Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)-115,310.(X) Striped dolphin (Stenella coerulealba)-1,222,149.(Y) True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus)-99,123.(Z) White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)-16,400.(iii) Pinnipeds: (A) Gray seal (Halichoerus grypus)-14,511.(B) Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)-39,519.(C) Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlanica)-16,319.(D) Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)-1,472.(E) Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)-1,795.(F) Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus)-161.(2) Mortality (or lesser Level A injury) for all Training and Testing Activities: (i) No more than 140 mortalities applicable to any small odontocete species from an impulse source.(ii) No more than 10 beaked whale mortalities (2 per year).(iii) No more than 11 large whale mortalities from vessel strike.(iv) No more than 25 mortalities (no more than 20 in any given year) applicable to any small odontocete species from Ship Shock trials.83 FR 57248, 11/14/2018 through 11/13/2023