All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Steller Sea Lion Listed as Threatened under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries is listing the Steller (northern) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) throughout its range as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (ESA).
Effective
12/04/1990
Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals on the Pribilof Islands - Annual Subsistence Harvest Levels
NOAA Fisheries is publishing the expected harvest levels from 2017–2019 on St. George and St. Paul Islands, Alaska (the Pribilof Islands) to satisfy subsistence requirements of the Alaska Natives residing on the Pribilof Islands (Pribilovians).
- Final Rule: Expected Harvest Levels (82 FR 39044, 08/17/2017)
- Proposed Rule: Expected Harvest Levels (82 FR 22797, 05/18/2017)
- Final Rule: Annual Harvests and Estimates (79 FR 45728, 08/06/2014)
- Proposed Rule: Annual Harvests and Estimates (79 FR 27550, 05/14/2014)
- Final Rule: Annual Harvests and Estimates (77 FR 6682, 02/09/2012)
Effective
09/18/2017
Summer Flounder Trawling Requirements
To protect sea turtles, summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device (TED) installed in a TED extension (a cylinder of webbing in which the TED is installed), constr
Effective
05/17/2002
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
Three Foreign Corals 5-Year Review
5-year review for three foreign corals
Published
09/16/2020
Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) for the Hoopa Valley Tribe
A Tribal Resource Management Plan describing fisheries, including monitoring and evaluation of the effects on coho salmon, in the portion of the Trinity River within the Hoopa Valley Reservation.
Published
08/04/2022
Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Published
04/11/2022
Trigger Change for Hawaiian Islands Southern Exclusion Zone
NOAA Fisheries is publishing a revised trigger for closure of the Southern Exclusion Zone to Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishing.
Effective
02/23/2024
Turtle Excluder Device Double Cover Flap Modification Final Rule
NOAA Fisheries is amending the turtle excluder device (TED) regulations that require most shrimp trawlers to use TEDs in the southeastern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico to reduce the incidental capture of endangered and threatened sea turtles during shri
Effective
05/27/2004
Turtle Excluder Device Opening Final Rule
NOAA Fisheries is amending the turtle excluder device (TED) regulations to enhance their effectiveness in reducing sea turtle mortality resulting from trawling in the southeastern United States. NOAA Fisheries has determined that:
- some current a
Effective
04/15/2003