{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.72","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.72","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"(a) Under LOAs issued pursuant to § 216.106 of this chapter and this subpart, the Action Proponents may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in § 218.70(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 and explosives, 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 § 218.70(c) is limited to the following species:\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)\nSpecies Stock\nGray whale Eastern North Pacific.\nGray whale Western North Pacific.\nBlue whale Central North Pacific.\nBlue whale Eastern North Pacific.\nBryde's whale Eastern Tropical Pacific.\nBryde's whale Hawaii.\nFin whale Hawaii.\nFin whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nHumpback whale Central America/Southern Mexico—California-Oregon-Washington.\nHumpback whale Mainland Mexico—California-Oregon-Washington.\nHumpback whale Hawaii.\nMinke whale Hawaii.\nMinke whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nSei whale Hawaii.\nSei whale Eastern North Pacific.\nSperm whale Hawaii.\nSperm whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nDwarf sperm whale Hawaii.\nDwarf sperm whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nPygmy sperm whale Hawaii.\nPygmy sperm whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nBaird's beaked whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nBlainville's beaked whale Hawaii.\nGoose-beaked whale Hawaii.\nGoose-beaked whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nLongman's beaked whale Hawaii.\nMesoplodont beaked whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nFalse killer whale Main Hawaiian Islands Insular.\nFalse killer whale Northwest Hawaiian Islands.\nFalse killer whale Hawaii Pelagic.\nFalse killer whale Baja California Peninsula Mexico population.\nKiller whale Hawaii.\nKiller whale Eastern North Pacific Offshore.\nKiller whale West Coast Transient.\nMelon-headed whale Hawaiian Islands.\nMelon-headed whale Kohala Resident (Hawaii).\nPygmy killer whale Hawaii.\nPygmy killer whale California—Baja California Peninsula Mexico population.\nShort-finned pilot whale Hawaii.\nShort-finned pilot whale California/Oregon/Washington.\nBottlenose dolphin Maui Nui.\nBottlenose dolphin Hawaii Island.\nBottlenose dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nBottlenose dolphin Kaua'i/Ni'ihau.\nBottlenose dolphin O'ahu.\nBottlenose dolphin California Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin California/Oregon/Washington Offshore.\nFraser's dolphin Hawaii.\nLong-beaked common dolphin California.\nNorthern right whale dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nPacific white-sided dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Maui Nui.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Hawaii Island.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nPantropical spotted dolphin O'ahu.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Baja California Peninsula Mexico population.\nRisso's dolphin Hawaii.\nRisso's dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nRough-toothed dolphin Hawaii.\nShort-beaked common dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nSpinner dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nSpinner dolphin Hawaii Island.\nSpinner dolphin Kaua'i/Ni'ihau.\nSpinner dolphin O'ahu/4 Islands Region.\nStriped dolphin Hawaii Pelagic.\nStriped dolphin California/Oregon/Washington.\nDall's porpoise California/Oregon/Washington.\nHarbor porpoise Monterey Bay.\nHarbor porpoise Morro Bay.\nHarbor porpoise Northern California/Southern Oregon.\nHarbor porpoise San Francisco/Russian River.\nCalifornia sea lion U.S.\nGuadalupe fur seal Mexico.\nNorthern fur seal Eastern Pacific.\nNorthern fur seal California.\nSteller sea lion Eastern.\nHarbor seal California.\nHawaiian monk seal Hawaii.\nNorthern elephant seal California Breeding.","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 H—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California 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":"bd7726125a9a1b393ae65546b093a0afccdfa24d4e3b18b19875db4a5bc2c521","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.71","next":"us/50-cfr-218.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}