All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations From 1997-2015
NOAA Fisheries developed regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan to address the increased incidental mortality and serious injury of three stocks of large whales (North Atlantic right, humpback, and fin) in commercial gillnet
Issued
05/28/2015
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan’s Massachusetts Trap/Pot Restricted Area and the Great South Channel Trap/Pot Restricted Area
NOAA Fisheries has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments on modifying the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's Massachusetts Trap/Pot Restricted Area and the Great South Channel Trap/Pot Restricted Area to
Published
09/28/2018
Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan to Protect Pilot Whales and Risso's Dolphins
NOAA Fisheries announces pelagic longline fishery has a high level of mortality and serious injury across a number of marine mammal stocks, especially pilot whales and Risso's dolphins.
Effective
06/18/2009
Atlantic Salmon 5-Year Review
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 5-Year Review under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
11/23/2020
Atlantic Sea Scallop Turtle Deflector Dredge and Chain Mat Regulated Areas
To protect sea turtles, chain mats and Turtle Deflector Dredges (TDDs) must be used when fishing for scallops in waters west of 71° W. long., from the shoreline to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone, from May 1 through November 30. The
Effective
05/01/2015
Availability of Draft Recovery Plan and Draft Recovery Implementation Strategy for the Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale and Notice of
Notice of Availability of Draft Recovery Plan and Draft Recovery Implementation Strategy, and Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale distinct population segment.
Published
10/15/2020
Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Published
01/25/2023
Availability of the Final Recovery Plan and Recovery Implementation Strategy for the Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct
Notice of availability; Recovery Plan for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment and associated Recovery Implementation Strategy for this species.
Published
11/03/2021
Black Abalone Listing Under the ESA
Following completion of an Endangered Species Act (ESA) status review for black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii), we, NOAA Fisheries, published a proposed rule to list black abalone as endangered on January 11, 2008. After considering public comments on the
Effective
02/13/2009
Published
11/09/2020