All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Supplemental Biological Opinion for Hawaiʻi Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries issued a no-jeopardy supplemental biological opinion on the agency’s authorization of the Hawaiʻi shallow-set longline fishery as currently managed for North Pacific Ocean loggerhead sea turtles.
Issued
03/12/2024
Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan for the Russian River Steelhead Hatchery Program, California
Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan for the Russian River Steelhead Hatchery Program, California
Published
03/07/2024
Notice of Receipt of Application for 11 Permit Renewals and 6 New Permits
Notice of Receipt of Application for 11 Permit Renewals and 6 New Permits
Published
02/27/2024
Prey Increase Program for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Evaluation of West Coast prey increase program for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Published
01/26/2024
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Nassau Grouper
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Published
01/02/2024
Draft Environmental Assessment on Permitting Translocation of Sturgeon for Scientific Research and Enhancement
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources is requesting comment on a draft programmatic environmental assessment that analyzes translocation of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
Published
12/27/2023
Petition To List the Washington Coast Chinook Salmon As Threatened or Endangered Under the ESA
Petition to list the Washington Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the ESA
Published
12/07/2023
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Indo-Pacific Corals
NOAA Fisheries announces a new proposed rule to designate critical habitat for five corals in U.S. waters in the Pacific Islands region.
Published
11/30/2023
Final Annual Determination for 2024
NOAA Fisheries will not identify additional fisheries to observe on the 2024 Annual Determination (AD), pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
11/24/2023
Formal Rulemaking on Proposed MMPA Waiver and Hunt Regulations Governing Gray Whale Hunts by the Makah Tribe
On April 5, 2019, we published a proposed rule to issue a waiver of the MMPA take moratorium, a critical step in an agency decision about whether to authorize the Makah Indian Tribe to resume limited treaty-based hunting of eastern North Pacific (ENP) gra
Published
11/17/2023