All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Regulations to Protect Sea Turtles from Shrimp Trawlers and Other Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries amends the sea turtle conservation measures and the interim final rule currently in effect. As of December 1, 1992, this final rule requires shrimp trawlers to comply with sea turtle conservation measures throughout the year in all areas.
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Rule to Eliminate the Extension of and Change the Start Date of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals
This rule eliminates the option, currently available in the Fur Seal Act regulations, for the Secretary to extend the subsistence harvest of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands beyond August 8 each year. The option is being eliminated to provide protection
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Listing of Gulf Sturgeon Under the ESA
The Service determines the Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi) to be a threatened species, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. This rule has been coordinated with NOAA and they have cosigned the document. This large
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Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listed as Possible ESA Candidate Species
List of marine species candidates for possible addition to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. NOAA Fisheries solicits information concerning the status of these species and nominations of additional species.
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Listing of the Indus River Dolphin as an Endangered Species
Adding the Indus River dolphin (Platonista minor) to the list of endangered and threatened wildlife as required by section 4(a)(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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Steller Sea Lion Listed as Threatened under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries is listing the Steller (northern) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) throughout its range as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (ESA).
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Listing of the Chinese River Dolphin Under the Endangered Species Act
Final rule of NOAA Fisheries determination that the Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) should be listed as an endangered species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
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Marine Mammal Protection Act Depleted Designation for Northern Fur Seal
NOAA Fisheries is designating the Pribilof Island population of North Pacific fur seals as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This action is required by the MMPA when a species or population stock falls below its optimum sustainable p
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Northern Fur Seal Subsistence and Handicraft Take Restrictions
Final rule to put restrictions upon the subsistence and handicraft taking of fur seals and provided that the harvest may be suspended once the subsistence needs of the Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who live on the Pribilof Islands had been satisfied.
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Listing Guadalupe Fur Seal Under the ESA
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has determined that the Guadalupe fur seal (Actocephalus townsendi) should be listed as a threatened species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
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