{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.82","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.82","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 § 218.80(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 § 218.80(c) is limited to the following species:\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)\nSpecies Stock\nNorth Atlantic right whale Western.\nBlue whale Western North Atlantic.\nBryde's whale Primary.\nFin whale Western North Atlantic.\nHumpback whale Gulf of Maine.\nMinke whale Canadian Eastern Coast.\nRice's whale Northern Gulf of America.\nSei whale Nova Scotia.\nSperm whale North Atlantic.\nSperm whale Northern Gulf of America.\nDwarf sperm whale Northern Gulf of America.\nPygmy sperm whale Northern Gulf of America.\nDwarf sperm whale Western North Atlantic.\nPygmy sperm whale Western North Atlantic.\nBlainville's beaked whale Northern Gulf of America.\nGoose-beaked whale Northern Gulf of America.\nGervais' beaked whale Northern Gulf of America.\nBlainville's beaked whale Western North Atlantic.\nGoose-beaked whale Western North Atlantic.\nGervais' beaked whale Western North Atlantic.\nNorthern bottlenose whale Western North Atlantic.\nSowerby's beaked whale Western North Atlantic.\nTrue's beaked whale Western North Atlantic.\nAtlantic spotted dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nBottlenose dolphin Gulf of America Eastern Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin Gulf of America Northern Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin Gulf of America, Oceanic.\nBottlenose dolphin Gulf of America Western Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, and Bay Boudreau.\nBottlenose dolphin Northern Gulf of America Continental Shelf.\nBottlenose dolphin Nueces and Corpus Christi Bays.\nBottlenose dolphin Sabine Lake.\nBottlenose dolphin St. Andrew Bay.\nBottlenose dolphin St. Joseph Bay.\nBottlenose dolphin Tampa Bay.\nClymene dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nFalse killer whale Northern Gulf of America.\nFraser's dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nKiller whale Northern Gulf of America.\nMelon-headed whale Northern Gulf of America.\nPygmy killer whale Northern Gulf of America.\nRisso's dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nRough-toothed dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nShort-finned pilot whale Northern Gulf of America.\nStriped dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nSpinner dolphin Northern Gulf of America.\nAtlantic white-sided dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nCommon dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nAtlantic spotted dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nBottlenose dolphin Indian River Lagoon Estuarine System.\nBottlenose dolphin Jacksonville Estuarine System.\nBottlenose dolphin Northern Georgia/Southern South Carolina Estuarine System.\nBottlenose dolphin Northern North Carolina Estuarine System.\nBottlenose dolphin Southern Georgia Estuarine System.\nBottlenose dolphin Southern North Carolina Estuarine System.\nTamanend's bottlenose dolphin Western North Atlantic Central Florida Coastal.\nTamanend's bottlenose dolphin Western North Atlantic Northern Florida Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin Western North Atlantic Offshore.\nTamanend's bottlenose dolphin Western North Atlantic South Carolina/Georgia Coastal.\nBottlenose dolphin Western North Atlantic Southern Migratory Coastal.\nClymene dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nFalse killer whale Western North Atlantic.\nFraser's dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nKiller whale Western North Atlantic.\nLong-finned pilot whale Western North Atlantic.\nMelon-headed whale Western North Atlantic.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nPygmy killer whale Western North Atlantic.\nRisso's dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nRough-toothed dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nShort-finned pilot whale Western North Atlantic.\nSpinner dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nStriped dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nWhite-beaked dolphin Western North Atlantic.\nHarbor porpoise Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy.\nGray seal Western North Atlantic.\nHarbor seal Western North Atlantic.\nHarp seal Western North Atlantic.\nHooded seal 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 218—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS","Subpart I—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Military Readiness Activities in the Atlantic Fleet 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":"45921255442138eddd05af5da1fb2b7470472cc6eec346a4ff5654e8d1ae9285","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.81","next":"us/50-cfr-218.83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}