All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries PIFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources has received a request from the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting fisheries research, over the co
Effective
05/16/2025
5-Year Review for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
5-Year Review for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Published
03/27/2025
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) (2018-2025)
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) (2018-2023)
Effective
01/16/2025
Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing (HCTT) Study Area (2025-2032)
Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing (HCTT) Study Area (2025-2032)
Published
12/13/2024
Available Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Manta Ray and Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
Available Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Manta Ray and Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
Published
10/15/2024
Proposed Rule for 10 Species of Giant Clams under the Endangered Species Act
Proposed Rule for 10 Species of Giant Clams under the Endangered Species Act
Published
07/25/2024
Availability of Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Availability of Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Published
07/11/2024
Negligible Impact Determinations and MMPA Section 101(a)(5)(E) Authorization for Commercial Fisheries in Alaska and Pacific Islands
NOAA Fisheries issued permits for a period of 3 years to authorize the incidental, but not intentional, take of specific Endangered Species Act-listed marine mammal species or stocks under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, in certain U.S. commercial fisheries.
Issued
06/13/2024
Proposed Protective Regulations for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Proposed Protective Regulations for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Published
05/14/2024
5-Year Reviews for 15 Threatened Indo-Pacific Reef-Building Corals
NOAA Fisheries has completed 5-year reviews for 15 corals listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and concluded that no changes to the listing statuses is warranted for any of the 15 listed coral species.
Published
04/02/2024