All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 10 Species of Skates and Rays and 15 Species of Bony Fishes as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered
We (NOAA Fisheries) announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list 10 species of skates and rays and 15 species of bony fishes as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Effective
04/25/2014
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Act Listing Determination for Southeast Alaska Pacific Herring
NOAA Fisheries completed a comprehensive status review of the Southeast Alaska distinct population segment of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
04/02/2014
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List 44 Species of Corals as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
In 2012, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list 43 Alaska coral species and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The petition (PDF, 182 pages) asserted that several threats were impeding
Published
02/14/2014
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Issued
02/05/2014
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Multiple Species of Hagfish and Sea Snakes as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
We (NOAA Fisheries) announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list three species of hagfish and three species of sea snakes as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We find that the petition presents substantial information ind
Comments Close
01/06/2014
Protective Regulations for the Gulf of Maine DPS
We, NMFS, are issuing an interim final regulation to conserve the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus). On February 6, 2012, we listed the Gulf of Maine DPS of Atlantic sturgeon as threaten
12/19/2013
Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales
NMFS is eliminating the expiration date (or “sunset clause”) contained in regulations requiring vessel speed restrictions to reduce the likelihood of lethal vessel collisions with North Atlantic right whales. The regulations restrict vessel sp
Effective
12/06/2013
Delisting the Eastern Distinct Population Segment of the Steller Sea Lion
Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), we, NOAA Fisheries, issue this final rule to remove the eastern distinct population segment (DPS) of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from the List of Endangered and Threate
Effective
12/04/2013
Determination on Petition to List Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale as a Distinct Population Segment Under the ESA
Finding on a petition to list sperm whale in the Gulf of Mexico as an endangered or threatened distinct population segment under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
11/13/2013
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries for Sea Turtles
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (for sea turtles)
Effective
09/17/2013