All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Listing of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Under the ESA
In response to a petition submitted by WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals, we, NOAA Fisheries, are issuing a final determination to list the Central and Southwest (SW) Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and the Indo-West Pacific DPS of sca
Effective
09/02/2014
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
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle 5 Year Reviews
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).
Effective
06/01/2014
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and
Notice of EIS No. 20140150, Final EIS, NMFS, AK, Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Review Period Ends: 06/23/2014
Published
05/23/2014
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