{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.142","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.142","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"(a) Under LOAs issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 of this chapter and 218.146, the Holder of the LOAs (hereinafter “Navy”) may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in § 218.140(b) by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of active sonar and other acoustic sources and explosives, as well as serious injury or mortality associated with vessel strikes, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart and the applicable LOAs.\n(b) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in § 218.140(c) is limited to the following species:\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)\nSpecies Stock\nBlue whale Eastern North Pacific.\nFin whale Northeast Pacific.\nFin whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nSei whale Eastern North Pacific.\nMinke whale Alaska.\nMinke whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nHumpback whale Central North Pacific.\nHumpback whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nGray whale Eastern North Pacific.\nBottlenose dolphin California/Oregon/Washington Offshore.\nKiller whale Alaska Resident.\nKiller whale Eastern North Pacific Offshore.\nKiller whale West Coast Transient.\nKiller whale Southern Resident.\nNorthern right whale dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nPacific white-sided dolphin North Pacific.\nPacific white-sided dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nRisso's dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nShort-beaked common dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nShort-finned pilot whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nStriped dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nPygmy sperm whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nDwarf sperm whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nDall's porpoise Alaska.\nDall's porpoise California/Oregon/Washington.\nHarbor porpoise Southeast Alaska.\nHarbor porpoise Northern Oregon \u0026 Washington Coast.\nHarbor porpoise Northern California/Southern Oregon.\nHarbor porpoise Washington Inland Waters.\nSperm whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nBaird's beaked whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nCuvier's beaked whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nMesoplodon species California/Oregon/Washington.\nCalifornia sea lion U.S. Stock.\nSteller sea lion Eastern U.S.\nGuadalupe fur seal Mexico.\nNorthern fur seal Eastern Pacific.\nNorthern fur seal California.\nHarbor seal Southeast Alaska—Clarence Strait.\nHarbor seal Oregon \u0026 Washington Coastal.\nHarbor seal Washington Northern Inland Waters.\nHarbor seal Hood Canal.\nHarbor seal Southern Puget Sound.\nNorthern elephant seal 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 O—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT)"],"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":"f2011b0d43b66a1bf6a4638ca0009fd26c93bf534158f42d929a975410a5bbab","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.141","next":"us/50-cfr-218.143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}