1972 – The MMPA is enacted
1972 – The MMPA is enacted
2011 – U.S. Atlantic OCS survey permits requested
2011 – U.S. Atlantic OCS survey permits requested
2014 – Problematic delays primarily due to difficulties acquiring Incidental Take Authorizations (IHAs) from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) pursuant to the MMPA
2014 – Problematic delays primarily due to difficulties acquiring Incidental Take Authorizations (IHAs) from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) pursuant to the MMPA
2014 – Mexico Energy Reform enacted
2014 – Mexico Energy Reform enacted
2018 – Mexico: Total of 14 Mexico marine frontier exploration permits*(*2014 through Feb. 2018)
2018 – Mexico: Total of 14 Mexico marine frontier exploration permits*(*2014 through Feb. 2018)
2018 – U.S.: ZERO surveys permitted in Atlantic Waters
2018 – U.S.: ZERO surveys permitted in Atlantic Waters
2018 – 1,200+ days of waiting
2018 – 1,200+ days of waiting
2021 – Geoscience industry identifies mathematical errors in current ITR permitting process, NMFS begins process to reevaluate and correct errors
2021 – Geoscience industry identifies mathematical errors in current ITR permitting process, NMFS begins process to reevaluate and correct errors
2024 – NMFS amends the ITR, ultimately making few changes in what was one of many delays that contributed to the steady decline of geoscience surveys in the GOA since 2014
2024 – NMFS amends the ITR, ultimately making few changes in what was one of many delays that contributed to the steady decline of geoscience surveys in the GOA since 2014
2024 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publishes a rule to revise ITR of polar bears and Pacific walruses on and around the North Slope of Alaska
2024 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publishes a rule to revise ITR of polar bears and Pacific walruses on and around the North Slope of Alaska
2024 – At least one petition for MMPA authorization has stalled for more than two years, preventing updated insight into the resource potential on Alaska’s North Slope
2024 – At least one petition for MMPA authorization has stalled for more than two years, preventing updated insight into the resource potential on Alaska’s North Slope
Today – U.S. businesses and workers are still waiting. It’s time to modernize the MMPA
Today – U.S. businesses and workers are still waiting. It’s time to modernize the MMPA