2024-15706. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Invenergy Wind Offshore, LLC's Marine Site Characterization Surveys in the New York Bight

Table 1—Estimated Take Number and Total Proposed Take by Level B Harassment

Species	Ensonified area (km2 )	Density (animals/km2 )	Estimated take	Total take authorized	Percent of abundance
North Atlantic right whale	3,615	0.001748	6	6	A  1.76
Humpback whale	3,615	0.003657	13	13	0.93
Fin whale	3,615	0.004856	18	18	0.26
Sei whale	3,615	0.001813	7	7	0.11
Minke whale	3,615	0.025476	92	92	0.42
Sperm whale	3,615	0.000371	1	2	A  0.03
Risso's dolphin	3,615	0.002841	10	10	A  0.02
Long-finned pilot whale	3,615	0.003363	12	15	0.03
Atlantic white-sided dolphin	3,615	0.027836	101	101	0.11
Common dolphin	3,615	0.245719	888	888	A  0.95
Atlantic spotted dolphin	3,615	0.011683	42	42	A  0.13
Harbor porpoise	3,615	0.262904	950	950	A  1.11
Common bottlenose dolphin (Offshore Stock) B	3,164	0.193127	611	611	A  0.95
Common bottlenose dolphin (Northern Migratory Coastal Stock) C	452	1.758553	795	795	11.97
Gray seal	3,615	D  0.262904	950	950	A E  0.26
Harbor seal	3,615	D  0.262904	950	950	1.55
Note: Take request based on average group size using sightings data from (CETAP, 1982, Palka et al., 2017, Palka et al., 2021) (see Attachment 3 of the application for the initial IHA).
A  Based on the 2023 draft marine mammal stock assessment reports (SAR).
B  The ensonified area for the offshore stock is for greater than 20 m water depth includes all the lease area and portions of the ECR.
C  The ensonified area for the migratory coastal stock is only the areas of less than 20 m water depth (found only in portions of the ECR).
D  These each represent 50 percent of a generic seal density value.
E  This abundance estimate is based on the total stock abundance (including animals in Canada). The NMFS stock abundance estimate for U.S. population is 27,911.