All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Permit to Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Incidental Take Permit to Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Issued
01/14/2013
Listing the Beringia and Okhotsk DPSs of Bearded Seals Under the ESA
Final determination to list the Beringia and Okhotsk distinct populations segments (DPSs) of the Erignathus barbatus nauticus subspecies of the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Published
12/28/2012
Final Rule to List the Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
In response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council, we, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final determination to list the Main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) distinct population segment (DPS) as an endanger
Effective
12/28/2012
Five Year Review of Leatherback Sea Turtles
NMFS announces 5-year reviews of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
Published
12/10/2012
Revised Limits on Sea Turtle Interactions in Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery
In this final rule, NOAA Fisheries revises the annual number of incidental interactions allowed between the Hawaii-based shallow-set pelagic longline fishery, and leatherback and North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles. NOAA Fisheries also makes adminis
Effective
11/05/2012
Hawksbill Sea Turtle 5 Year Review
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of the 5-year review for hawksbill sea turtles.
Published
10/10/2012
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 5 Year Reviews
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of five year reviews for Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
Published
10/10/2012
Revisions to Turtle Excluder Device Requirements
This rule revises the turtle excluder device (TED) requirements to allow the use of new materials and to modify existing approved TED designs. Specifically, this rule allows using flat bar, rectangular pipe, and oval pipe as construction material in curre
Effective
06/20/2012
Review of the Biological Opinion on the Effects of the Alaska Groundfish Fisheries on Steller Sea Lions and Other Endangered Species
NOAA Fisheries will host a meeting to conduct a panel review by experts contracted through the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) related to NOAA Fisheries' November 2010 Biological Opinion on the effects of the Alaska groundfish fisheries on Steller se
Published
06/11/2012
Listing Gulf of Maine, New York Bight, and Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic Sturgeon under the ESA
We, NOAA Fisheries, are issuing a final determination to list the Gulf of Maine (GOM) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) as a threatened species under the Endangered Spec
Effective
04/06/2012