{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-218.92","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 218.92","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"(a) Under an LOA issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 of this section and 218.96, the Holder of the LOA (hereinafter “Navy”) may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in § 218.90(b) by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of active sonar and other acoustic sources and explosives, 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 § 218.90(c) is limited to the species listed in Table 1 of this section.\nTable 1 to § 218.92(b)\nSpecies Scientific name\nBlue whale Balaenoptera musculus.\nBryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni.\nFin whale Balaenoptera physalus.\nHumpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae.\nMinke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata.\nOmura's whale Balaenoptera omurai.\nSei whale Balaenoptera borealis.\nBlainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris.\nCommon bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus.\nCuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris.\nDwarf sperm whale Kogia sima.\nFalse killer whale Pseudorca crassidens.\nFraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei.\nGinkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens.\nKiller whale Orcinus orca.\nLongman's beaked whale Indopacetus pacificus.\nMelon-headed whale Peponocephala electra.\nPantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata.\nPygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata.\nPygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps.\nRisso's dolphin Grampus griseus.\nRough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis.\nShort-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus.\nSperm whale Physeter macrocephalus.\nSpinner dolphin Stenella longirostris.\nStriped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba.","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 J—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT)"],"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":"91cc35399b1609c03fb7c5f35dd5bd8fa5cfae9c6f5dc4a159d4d273d6d5ceb9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-218.91","next":"us/50-cfr-218.93"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}