50 C.F.R. § 218.230

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 218.230 - Specified activity, level of taking, and species/stocks

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.

¹ ANT = 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.

50 C.F.R. §218.230

84 FR 40208, 8/13/2019 through 8/13/2019