(a) Under Letters of Authorization (LOAs) issued pursuant to Sec. 218.77, the Holder of the Letter of Authorization may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the area described in Sec. 218.70, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of these regulations and the appropriate LOA.
(b) The incidental take of marine mammals under the activities identified in Sec. 218.70(c) is limited to the following species, by the identified method of take:
(1) Harassment (Level A and Level B) for all Training and Testing Activities:
(i) Mysticetes:
(A) Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)--23,699.
(B) Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni)--1,287.
(C) Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)--9,656.
(D) Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Eastern North Pacific--60,590.
(E) Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Western North Pacific--60.
(F) Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)--51,000.
(G) Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)--4,425.
(H) Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)--3,251.
(ii) Odontocetes:
(A) Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)--27,325.
(B) Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)--52,972.
(C) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), California Coastal--5,600.
(D) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), CA/OR/WA--145,125.
(E) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Hawaii pelagic--20,995.
(F) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Oahu--3,879.
(G) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), 4-Islands region--999.
(H) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Kauai and Niihau--960.
(I) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Hawaii Island--666.
(J) Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)--349,130.
(K) Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)--113,525.
(L) Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoidea dalli)--210,925.
(M) False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), Main Hawaiian Islands insular--240.
(N) False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)--3,147.
(O) Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei)--9,034.
(P) Killer whale (Orcinus orca)--2,762.
(Q) Kogia spp.--71,070.
(R) Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis)--604,715.
(S) Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus)--19,476.
(T) Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra)--7,353.
(U) Mesoplodon beaked whales--11,695.
(V) Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)--286,635.
(W) Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)--216,885.
(X) Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)--51,864.
(Y) Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)--2,908.
(Z) Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)--1,683.
(AA) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)--481,677.
(BB) Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)--24,815.
(CC) Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)--5,610,700.
(DD) Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)--46,680.
(EE) Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)--17,235.
(FF) Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)--11,900.
(GG) Striped dolphin (Stenella coerulealba)--39,487.
(iii) Pinnipeds:
(A) California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)--699,605.
(B) Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)--14,360.
(C) Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)--34,025.
(D) Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)--8,124.
(E) Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)--126,275.
(F) Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)--105,895.
(3) Mortality (or lesser Level A injury) for all Training and Testing Activities:
(i) No more than 130 mortalities applicable to any small odontocete (i.e., dolphin) or pinniped (with the exception of Hawaiian monk seal) species from an impulse source.
(ii) No more than 10 beaked whale mortalities.
(iii) No more than 15 large whale injuries or mortalities or serious injuries from vessel strike.