{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.232","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.232","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"(a) Under LOAs issued pursuant to § 216.106 of this chapter and this subpart, the Navy may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in § 218.230(b) by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of SURTASS LFA sonar during activities listed in § 218.230(c), provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart and the applicable LOA.\n(b) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in § 218.230(c) is limited to the following species:\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)\nSpecies Stock\nNorth Pacific right whale No stock designation (NSD).\nBlue whale NSD.\nBlue whale Central North Pacific.\nBryde's whale NSD.\nBryde's whale Hawaii.\nFin whale NSD.\nFin whale Hawaii.\nHumpback whale NSD.\nHumpback whale Hawaii.\nHumpback whale Western North Pacific.\nAntarctic minke whale NSD.\nMinke whale NSD.\nMinke whale Hawaii.\nOmura's whale NSD.\nSei whale NSD.\nSei whale Hawaii.\nSperm whale NSD.\nSperm whale North Pacific.\nSperm whale Hawaii.\nDwarf sperm whale NSD.\nDwarf sperm whale Hawaii.\nPygmy sperm whale NSD.\nPygmy sperm whale Hawaii.\nBaird's beaked whale NSD.\nBlainville's beaked whale NSD.\nBlainville's beaked whale Hawaii.\nDeraniyagala's beaked whale NSD.\nGinkgo-toothed beaked whale NSD.\nGoose-beaked whale NSD.\nGoose-beaked whale Hawaii.\nHubbs' beaked whale NSD.\nLongman's beaked whale NSD.\nLongman's beaked whale Hawaii.\nStejneger's beaked whale NSD.\nFalse killer whale NSD.\nFalse killer whale Main Hawaiian Islands Insular.\nFalse killer whale Hawaii Pelagic.\nKiller whale NSD.\nKiller whale Hawaii.\nMelon-headed whale NSD.\nMelon-headed whale Hawaiian Islands.\nPygmy killer whale NSD.\nPygmy killer whale Hawaii.\nShort-finned pilot whale NSD.\nShort-finned pilot whale Hawaii.\nBottlenose dolphin NSD.\nBottlenose dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nCommon dolphin NSD.\nFraser's dolphin NSD.\nFraser's dolphin Hawaii.\nNorthern right whale dolphin NSD.\nPacific white-sided dolphin North Pacific.\nPantropical spotted dolphin NSD.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nRisso's dolphin NSD.\nRisso's dolphin Hawaii.\nRough-toothed dolphin NSD.\nRough-toothed dolphin Hawaii.\nSpinner dolphin NSD.\nSpinner dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nStriped dolphin NSD.\nStriped dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nDall's porpoise NSD.\nNorthern fur seal NSD.\nSteller sea lion Western.\nHarbor seal California.\nRibbon seal NSD.\nHawaiian monk seal Hawaii.\nRinged seal NSD.\nSpotted seal Bering.","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 X—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar Training and Testing in the Central and Western North Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans"],"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":"d67b0e343a0743e66ac4114f46fa9c4a61babfacc54be2cd5884eb5f7827d985","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.231","next":"us/50-cfr-218.233"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}