All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Elochoman Type-N Coho Hatchery Program
NOAA Fisheries is making available for public review and comment an hatchery and genetics management plan (HGMP) for NOAA Fisheries ESA Section 4(d) Rule limit 5 determination for the Elochoman Type-N coho program located at the Beaver Creek Hatchery.
Published
10/04/2019
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar (beginning in
OAA Fisheries, upon request from the U.S. Navy, issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor Systems Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA
Effective
08/12/2019
Draft Environmental Assessment and Hatchery Plans for Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery Programs in the Snake River Basin
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Published
07/22/2019
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Pending Determination for Hatchery Programs in the Stillaguamish Basin of Washington
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Published
06/28/2019
Final Rule to List Rice's Whale in the Gulf of Mexico Under the ESA
On April 15, 2019, NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as an endangered subspecies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Effective
05/15/2019
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Summer-Run Steelhead in Northern California as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list Northern California (NC) summer-run steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as an Endangered distinct population segment under the Endangered Species Act. We find that the petition presents subst
Published
04/22/2019
ESA Outplanting Permit Application for White Abalone
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region has requested a five-year enhancement permit to annually take larval, juvenile, and adult white abalone in California.
The original permit application was submitted on August 25, 2018 and posted for public comment
Published
03/14/2019
Final Annual Determination for 2019
NOAA Fisheries will not identify additional fisheries to observe on the 2019 Annual Determination (AD), pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act. Through the AD, NOAA Fisheries identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, G
Published
12/10/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Marine Geophysical Survey in the North Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to incidentally take marine mammals during a Marine Geophysical Survey.
Published
08/31/2018
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment
On July 24 2018, NOAA Fisheries publishes a final rule to designate critical habitat for the main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) distinct population segment (DPS) by designating waters from the 45-meter depth contour to
Effective
08/23/2018