{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.12","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"(a) Under an LOA issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 of this subchapter and 218.16, the Holder of the LOA (hereinafter “Navy”) may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in § 218.10(b) by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of explosives and missile launch activities, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of the regulations in this subpart and the applicable LOA.\n(b) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in § 218.10(c) is limited to the species and stocks listed in Table 1 of this section.\nTable 1 to § 218.12(b)\nCommon name Scientific name Stock\nBlue whale Balaenoptera musculus Eastern North Pacific.\nFin whale Balaenoptera physalus California, Oregon, and Washington.\nGray whale Eschrichtius robustus Eastern North Pacific.\nHumpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae California, Oregon, Washington.\nMinke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata California, Oregon, and Washington.\nCommon Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus California, Oregon, and Washington Offshore.\nDall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli California, Oregon, and Washington.\nDwarf sperm whale Kogia sima California, Oregon, and Washington.\nLong-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis California.\nMesoplodont beaked whales Mesoplodon spp California, Oregon, and Washington.\nNorthern right whale dolphin Lissodelphis borealis California, Oregon, and Washington.\nPacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens California, Oregon, and Washington.\nPygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata\nPygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps California, Oregon, and Washington.\nRisso's dolphins Grampus griseus California, Oregon, and Washington.\nShort-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis California, Oregon, and Washington.\nSperm whale Physeter macrocephalus California, Oregon, and Washington.\nStriped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba California, Oregon, and Washington.\nHarbor seal Phoca vitulina California.\nNorthern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris California.\nCalifornia sea lion Zalophus californianus U.S. Stock.\nGuadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi Mexico to California.","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 218—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS","Subpart B—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Point Mugu Sea Range (PMSR) Training and Testing Study Area"],"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":"6ad105f9bcb7d6556d261eff4ea80061acda65d46aa173d80ce860592ac2ac6d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.11","next":"us/50-cfr-218.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}