All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Amendment of Virginia Pound Net Regulations
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule amending the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP) and its implementing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The rule requires the year-round use of modified pound net leaders for o
Effective
03/11/2015
Recovery Plan for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
NOAA Fisheries announces the adoption of a Final Endangered Species Act recovery plan for elkhorn coral and staghorn coral. The Final Recovery Plan (Plan) for Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) and Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) is now available.
Published
03/06/2015
Designation of Critical Habitat for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Rockfish
We, NOAA Fisheries, issued a final rule to designate critical habitat for three species of rockfish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):
The threatened yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) Distinct Population Segment (DPS).
The threaten
Effective
02/11/2015
Revised taxonomy and nomenclature for Hawaiian Monk Seals
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the revised taxonomy of Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian monk seal) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are revising the Enumeration of endangered marine and anadromous species and Critical
Effective
01/16/2015
Listing 5 Species of Foreign Sawfish Under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries issues final rule listing narrow sawfish, dwarf sawfish, largetooth sawfish, green sawfish, and the non-U.S. distinct population segment of smalltooth sawfish as endangered species under the ESA.
Effective
01/12/2015
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List the Pinto Abalone as Threatened or Endangered Under the
NOAA Fisheries announces a 12-month finding on two petitions to list the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
12/29/2014
Listing of 20 Reef-Building Coral Species Under the ESA
We, NOAA Fisheries, are publishing this final rule to implement our final determination to list the following 20 species as threatened: five in the Caribbean (Dendrogyra cylindrus, Orbicella annularis, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi
Effective
10/10/2014
Listing of Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals Under the ESA
In 2006, we, NOAA Fisheries, published a final rule to implement our determination to list elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. We
Effective
10/10/2014
Notice of a Change in a Public Meeting on Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat
Notice of a change in a public meeting to elicit scientific information related to the designation of Steller sea lion critical habitat. NMFS will make the meeting available via webinar, will also host a second public meeting, and will accept written subm
Published
09/09/2014
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