All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Final Rule to List the Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
In response to a petition by Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, and WildEarth Guardians, we, NOAA Fisheries, are issuing a final rule to list the Taiwanese humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis taiwanensis) as endangered under the ESA.
Effective
06/08/2018
Puget Sound Salmon Harvest Resource Management Plan
Puget Sound Salmon Harvest Resource Management Plan
Published
06/05/2018
Five-Year Review (2018) for the Endangered Western Distinct Population Segment of Steller Sea Lion
NOAA Fisheries announces our intent to conduct a 5-year review in 2018 for the endangered western DPS of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) under the Endangered Species Act.
Effective
04/06/2018
Final Rule to List the Giant Manta Ray as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Final Rule to List the Giant Manta Ray as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Effective
02/21/2018
Incidental Take Permit to Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc.
Incidental Take Permit to Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc.
Issued
02/06/2018
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Haines Ferry Terminal Modification Project, Haines, AK
NMFS issued an IHA to the Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Haines Ferry Terminal Modification Project in Haines, AK.
Project and dredge disposal sites
Published
02/05/2018
Chinese River Dolphin 5-Year Review
Five-year review of the Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), also called the Baiji or the Yangtze River dolphin, and its listing as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. 2017 evaluation concludes species is nearly, if not already, extinct.
Published
11/15/2017
Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petition to List the Pacific Bluefin Tuna as Threatened or Endangered Under ESA
NOAA Fisheries announces a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat.
Published
08/08/2017
Final Rule To List Six Foreign Elasmobranchs Under the Endangered Species Act
Final rule to list six foreign marine elasmobranch species under the ESA.
Effective
06/09/2017
Notice of Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale
Endangered Species Act Recovery Plan for the Cook Inlet beluga whale distinct population segment (DPS) in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Published
01/05/2017