All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Arctic, Okhotsk, Baltic, and Ladoga Subspecies of the Ringed Seal
NMFS announces its intent to conduct a 5-year review of the threatened Arctic (Pusa hispida hispida), Okhotsk (Pusa hispida ochotensis), Baltic (Pusa hispida botnica), and endangered Ladoga (Pusa hispida ladogensis) subspecies of the ringed seal. NMFS…
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Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Beringia and Okhotsk Distinct Population Segments of the Bearded Seal
NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to conduct a 5-year review of the threatened Beringia and Okhotsk distinct population segments (DPSs) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies Erignathus barbatus nauticus. NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered…
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Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arctic Subspecies of the Ringed Seal
NOAA Fisheries announces revisions to our December 9, 2014, proposed designation of critical habitat for the Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The revised proposed designation comprises…
- Revised Proposed Rule: Reopening of Comment Period (86 FR 1452, 01/08/2021)
- Comment Period Extension (80 FR 5498, 02/02/2015)
- Public Hearings (80 FR 1618, 01/13/2015)
- Corrected Proposed Rule (79 FR 73010, 12/09/2014)
- Questions and Answers (2021)
- Draft Economic Analysis Report (2021)
- Map of Proposed Critical Habitat (2021)
- Proposed Critical Habitat Shapefile (zip) (2021)
- References Cited (2021)
- Draft Economic Analysis Report (2014)
- Proposed Critical Habitat Shapefile (zip) (2014)
- References Cited (2014)
- Ringed Seals
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Designation of Critical Habitat for the Beringia Distinct Population Segment of the Bearded Seal
NOAA Fisheries proposes to designate critical habitat for the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies Erignathus barbatus nauticus under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposed designation comprises an…
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Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Indo-Pacific Reef-building Corals
We, NMFS, announce the initiation of a 5-year review for 15 Indo-Pacific reef-building corals (Acropora globiceps, Acropora jacquelineae, Acropora lokani, Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa, Acropora rudis, Acropora speciosa, Acropora tenella,…
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Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Staghorn Coral, Elkhorn Coral, Pillar Coral, Rough Cactus Coral, Lobed Star Coral, Mountainous Star Coral, and
We, NMFS, announce a 5-year review of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus), rough cactus coral (Mycetophyllia ferox), lobed star coral (Orbicella annularis), mountainous star…
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Incidental Take Permit to Midwest Biodiversity Institute
The requested permit would be for the incidental take of ESA-listed shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The takes would be attributed to otherwise lawful…
Published
12/22/2020
Incidental Take Permit to Virginia Electric and Power Company, D.B.A. Dominion Virginia Power
Dominion Chesterfield Power Station in Chester, VA is a coal-fueled power generating facility. The requested permit is for the incidental take of ESA-listed Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) from the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population…
Issued
12/19/2020
Final Rule to Revise the Hatchery Programs Included as Part of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Species Listed under the Endangered Species Act
Based on NOAA Fisheries’ most recent Endangered Species Act (ESA) 5-year review completed in 2016, NOAA Fisheries is updating the descriptions of Pacific salmon and steelhead species currently listed as threatened or endangered by revising agency…
Published
12/16/2020
ESA Field Monitoring Permit Renewal for Black Abalone
NOAA Fisheries has issued a scientific research permit (Permit 18761-2R) to the University of California, Santa Cruz, under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA Fisheries requested public comment on the permit renewal application in July 2020; no public…
Published
12/15/2020