All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Proposed Rule to Establish Time-Area Closures of Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins Essential Habitats in the Main Hawaiian Islands
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to establish time-area closures for Hawaiian spinner dolphins’ essential daytime habitats in the main Hawaiian Islands under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Published
09/28/2021
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin Protections
NOAA Fisheries announces the Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Regulatory Impact Review for Enhancing Protections for Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins to Prevent Disturbance
- Final Environmental Impact Statement Notice of Availability (86 FR 41031, 07/30…
- Reopening of public comment period (81 FR 80629, 11/16/2016)
- Proposed rule for protective regulations for Hawaiian spinner dolphins (81 FR 5…
- Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (71 FR 57923, 10/…
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (70 FR 73426, 12/12/2005)
Published
07/30/2021
Negligible Impact Determinations and MMPA Section 101(a)(5)(E) Authorization for Commercial Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries is issuing permits to authorize the incidental, but not intentional, take of specific Endangered Species Act listed marine mammal species or stocks under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Effective
05/06/2021
Announcement of a Recovery Planning Workshop for the 15 ESA-Listed Indo-Pacific Corals
Announcement of a Recovery Planning Workshop to Inform Recovery Planning for 15 ESA listed Indo-Pacific Coral Species
Published
03/24/2021
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
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT)
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT)
Effective
07/31/2020
12-Month Finding on Petition to List Pocillopora Meandrina Under the Endangered Species Act
Comparison of P. meandrina (left) and P. eydouxi (right), Philippines. Photo courtesy of Doug Fenner.
NOAA Fisheries' 12-month negative finding to list P. meandrina as threatened or endangered.
Published
07/06/2020
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 5-Year Review
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 5-Year Review
Published
05/14/2020
5-Year Review of North Pacific Distinct Population Segment of Loggerhead Sea Turtle
5-Year Review of North Pacific DPS of Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Published
04/07/2020
Determination on the Designation of Critical Habitat for Oceanic Whitetip Shark
We, NOAA Fisheries, have determined that a designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is not prudent at this time
Published
03/05/2020