{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-217.342","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 217.342","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"Under the LOA, issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 of this chapter and 217.346, the LOA Holder, and those persons it authorizes or funds to conduct activities on its behalf, may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the vicinity of BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0490 Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development and associated cable corridor, provided the LOA Holder is in complete compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of the regulations in this subpart and the appropriate LOA:\n(a) By Level B harassment associated with the acoustic disturbance of marine mammals by impact pile driving (WTG, OSS, and Met tower foundation installation) and HRG site characterization surveys.\n(b) By Level A harassment associated with auditory injury of marine mammals by impact pile driving of WTG foundations.\n(c) Take by mortality or serious injury of any marine mammal species is not authorized.\n(d) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section is limited to the following species.\nTable 1 to Paragraph (d)\nMarine mammal species Scientific name Stock\nNorth Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis Western Atlantic.\nFin whale Balaenoptera physalus Western North Atlantic.\nHumpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Gulf of Maine.\nMinke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Canadian Eastern Coastal.\nSei whale Balaenoptera borealis Nova Scotia.\nKiller whale Orcinus orca Western North Atlantic.\nAtlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis Western North Atlantic.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata Western North Atlantic.\nBottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus Western North Atlantic—Offshore. Northern Migratory Coastal.\nCommon dolphin Delphinus delphis Western North Atlantic.\nLong-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas Western North Atlantic.\nShort-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus Western North Atlantic.\nRisso's dolphin Grampus griseus Western North Atlantic.\nRough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis Western North Atlantic.\nStriped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba Western North Atlantic.\nHarbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy.\nGray seal Halichoerus grypus Western North Atlantic.\nHarbor seal Phoca vitulina Western North Atlantic.\nHarp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus Western North Atlantic.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 217—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES","Subpart II—Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Maryland Offshore Wind Project Offshore of Maryland"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"1b552d164f72ce8265164ed89f320ffd2d7673833378ceeafbc73b829d76e701","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-217.341","next":"us/50-cfr-217.343"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}