All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Ribbon Seal
This announcement of a 12-month finding on a petition to list the ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 states that listing is not warranted at this time.
Published
12/30/2008
Listing Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Under the ESA
Final determination to list a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in Cook Inlet, Alaska, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
Effective
12/22/2008
Notice of Availability of Policy and Guidance Document for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research Permits and Grants Programs
NOAA Fisheries has developed a policy and guidance document for implementation of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) and northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) research permits and grants programs.
Published
12/19/2008
Long-term Limits on Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest
NOAA Fisheries issues final regulations establishing long-term limits on the maximum number of Cook Inlet beluga whales that may be taken by Alaska Natives for subsistence and handicraft purposes. These regulations were developed after proceedings and pub
- Final Rule: Maximum Limits (73 FR 60976, 10/15/2008)
- Notice of Availability: Comments Requested (72 FR 8268, February 16, 2006)
- Final Rule: Interim Regulations: (69 FR 1973, April 6, 2004)
- Notice: Interim Harvest for 2001-2004 (67 FR 30646, May 7, 2002)
- Proposed Rule: Harvest Limits (65 FR 59164, October 4, 2000)
Effective
11/14/2008
Notice of Availability of the Conservation Plan for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale
Notice of availability of the final conservation plan for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA).
Published
10/22/2008
Notice of Availability of the Final Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
EIS No. 20080235, Final Supplement, NOA, AK, Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence Harvest Project, Proposes to Implement a Long-Term Harvest Plan and Fulfill the Federal Government's Trust Responsibility, Cook Inlet, AK, Wait Period Ends:07/21/2008
Published
06/20/2008
Listing North Pacific Right Whale Under the ESA
We, NOAA Fisheries, completed a status review of right whales in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in December 2006 and are listing the currently endangered northern right whale (Eubalaena spp.) as two
Published
03/06/2008
Notice of Final 2008 Revised Recovery Plan for Steller Sea Lions
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the Final Revised Recovery Plan, dated March 2008, for the western and eastern distinct population segments (DPS) of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus).
Published
03/05/2008
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Issuing Annual Quotas for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales
Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for a subsistence hunt on the arctic stock of bowhead whales in Alaska for the Years 2008 through 2012.
Published
01/25/2008
Notice of a 90-day Finding On Petition to List Global Populations of Right Whales
Notice of a 90-day finding regarding a petition to list the global populations of right whales with the common name Black Whale as a single species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). After review, we find the petition does not pre
Effective
05/30/2007