All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Sperm Whale 5-Year Reviews
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires completion of periodic reviews of species that are listed as threatened or endangered to ensure that the listing of these species remains accurate.
Published
09/08/2014
Critical Habitat for Loggerhead Sea Turtle
We, the NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) within the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico pursuant to the End
Effective
08/11/2014
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (for Atlantic sturgeon)
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (for Atlantic sturgeon)
Issued
07/28/2014
Final Rule to List Five Species of Sturgeons as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Final determination to list five species of foreign sturgeon as endangered under the ESA.
Effective
07/02/2014
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the âFinal Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery Actions.â Publication of this notice begins the official public comment period for the Final PEIS. The purpose o
Effective
05/12/2014
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
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