All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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
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
Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Management of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on St.
Notice of availability of EIS No. 20140237, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Management of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals on St. George Island, Review Period Ends: 09/22/2014, Contact: Michael Williams (907 271-5117.
Issued
08/22/2014
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
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
Incidental Take Authorization: BP Exploration Northstar Oil and Gas Facility Operation in Beaufort Sea
Upon application from BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to operation of offshore oil and gas facilities in the U.S. Beaufo
Published
12/12/2013
Delisting the Eastern Distinct Population Segment of the Steller Sea Lion
Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), we, NOAA Fisheries, issue this final rule to remove the eastern distinct population segment (DPS) of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from the List of Endangered and Threate
Effective
12/04/2013
Status Review of the Ribbon Seal - Listing Not Warranted
This is a Notice that NOAA Fisheries has completed a comprehensive status review of the ribbon seal under the Endangered Species Act and has determined that listing the ribbon seal as threatened or endangered is not warranted at this time.
Published
07/10/2013
Recovery Plan for North Pacific Right Whales
NOAA Fisheries announces the adoption and availability of the final Recovery Plan for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica).
Effective
06/07/2013