All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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, Gulf...
Published
12/10/2018
Listing of Chambered Nautilus Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a final rule to list the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We have reviewed the status of the chambered nautilus, including efforts being made to protect this species,...
Effective
10/29/2018
Draft Recovery Plan for the Blue Whale and Notice of Initiation of 5-Year Review
We, the NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of the Draft Revised Recovery Plan (Draft Plan) for the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) for public review. We are soliciting review and comment from the public and all interested parties on the Draft Plan,...
Published
10/12/2018
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan’s Massachusetts Trap/Pot Restricted Area and the Great South Channel Trap/Pot Restricted Area
NOAA Fisherieshas publishedan advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit
comments on modifying the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan’s Massachusetts
Trap/Pot Restricted Area and the Great South Channel Trap/Pot Restricted...
Published
09/28/2018
90-Day 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.
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina)in Hawaii as an endangered...
Published
09/20/2018
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
Recovery Plan for the Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
The southern distinct population segment (sDPS) of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) is an anadromous, long-lived, late maturing species that spawns in the Sacramento River Basin, located in the Central Valley of California. It spends most...
Published
08/21/2018
Proposed Rules to Revise Endangered Species Act Regulations
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and NOAA Fisheries jointly propose revisions to regulations that implement portions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
In 2017, we sought public input on how the Federal government can improve upon the regulatory...
Published
07/25/2018
Final Annual Determination for 2018
NOAA Fisheries publishes its final Annual Determination for 2018, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act. Through the Annual Determination, NOAA Fisheries identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific...
Effective
06/09/2018
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 Endangered...
Effective
06/08/2018