gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:29667 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Files NMFS Office Of Protected Resources 301-713-2332 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider Meadows, Dwayne 301-427-8467 Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov, 301-427-8467 pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:16 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) MMPA Incidental Take Authorization (ITA) GIS Map Data MMPA ITA Map Data publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29667 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29667 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Meadows, Dwayne 301-427-8467 Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov, 301-427-8467 originator https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Location for both a link to the map and the underlying data download mapDigital All marine mammals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA). The MMPA prohibits, with certain exceptions, the "take" of marine mammals in U.S. waters and by U.S. citizens on the high seas. However, the MMPA allows, upon request, the incidental take of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographic region. The Incidental Take Program within the Office of Protected Resources (OPR), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has produced a spatial dataset of in process and issued Incidental Take Authorizations under section 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1974 as amended. . The ITA GIS project provides a single location where the public, academia, non-governmental organizations, NOAA managers and scientists, and other federal agencies can find the latest data and metadata for proposed and issued Incidental Take Authorizations under the MMPA. Goal: To provide the best available information on the temporal and spatial extent of MMPA Incidental Take Authorizations and links to all relevant documents. Purpose: The purpose of these data is to visually represent proposed or issued Incidental Take Authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for environmental analyses and display. Jeannine Cody, Dwayne Meadows- NMFS OPR planned Meadows, Dwayne 301-427-8467 Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov, 301-427-8467 pointOfContact Harrison, Jolie 301-427-8420 Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov, 301-427-8420 pointOfContact Meadows, Dwayne 301-427-8467 Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov, 301-427-8467 custodian asNeeded Endangered Species IHA LOA MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act Ocean Noise incidental take authorization marine mammal theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OPR > Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Permits and Conservation Division (F/PR1) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources, [Date of Access]: MMPA Incidental Take Authorization (ITA) GIS Map Data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29667. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29667 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/opr/dmp/pdf/29667.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans MMPA Incidental Take Authorizations cover activities that occur within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and outside the U.S. EEZ (i.e., the high seas, excluding territorial waters of any foreign nation). -180 180 -90 90 Within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and outside the U.S. EEZ (i.e., the high seas, excluding territorial waters of any foreign nation). 2008 The layer for all authorized incidental take since 2008 (including both expired and currently active authorizations) and all in process applications includes at least one point for each project. Points are located in the approximate center of project areas. Projects that take place over large areas in different hemispheres or ocean basins have points in each major area. Projects that have multiple discrete project areas located more than approximately 50 miles apart also have additional points in each project area. Projects are symbolized based on the type of project (construction, military, research/other, oil and gas, and alternative energy) and status (currently active, expired, or application in process). Clicking on a project point in the map opens a popup window that provides the applicant, type of permit, year(s) issued, expiration date if active, a short description and location. It also provides a link to the Incidental Take Program Webpage that provides access to the project application, authorization (if issued), monitoring reports, GIS data, and any other supplemental materials associated with the project and permit. CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) NMFS Office Of Protected Resources 301-713-2332 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NMFS Office Of Protected Resources Website Website listed for NMFS Office Of Protected Resources information distributor https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111 Incidental Take Authorizations under the MMPA download dataset Representativeness The layer for all authorized incidental take since 2008 (including both expired and currently active authorizations) and all in process applications includes at least one point for each project. Points are located in the approximate center of project areas, with some bias to be closer to coastlines. Projects that take place over large areas in different hemispheres or ocean basins have points in each major area. Projects that have multiple discrete project areas located more than approximately 50 miles apart also have additional points in each project area. Accuracy Not Applicable Analytical Accuracy Not Applicable Quantitation Limits Not Applicable Bias Not Applicable Comparability Not Applicable Completeness Measure Not Applicable Precision Not Applicable Analytical Precision Not Applicable Field Precision Not Applicable Sensitivity Not Applicable Detection Limit Not Applicable Applicants requesting an MMPA Incidental Take Authorization must submit information on the location of where the proposed activities would occur (i.e., a specified geographic region, per regulation 50 CFR 216.104(a)(2)). The initial dataset submission by the applicant is either a high-quality map (jpeg), ESRI shapefile, Google Earth Kmz or kml file, or a comma-separated value (csv) file. If points for the projects location are not submitted by the applicant, NMFS OPR staff create points in the approximate center of project areas. Projects that take place over large areas in different hemispheres or ocean basins have points in each major area. Projects that have multiple discrete project areas located more than approximately 50 miles apart also have additional points in each project area. Projects are symbolized based on the type of project (construction, military, research/other, oil and gas, and alternative energy) and status (currently active, expired, or application in process). otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None