All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Caribbean Corals
We, NMFS, propose to designate critical habitat for the threatened Caribbean corals: Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata, O. franksi, Dendrogyra cylindrus, and Mycetophyllia ferox pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Twenty-eight…
Published
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Giant Devil Ray Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NMFS, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The petition requests that we list the giant devil ray (M. mobular) as a…
Published
11/20/2020
Final Recovery Plan for the Blue Whale
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of a revised Endangered Species Act Recovery Plan for the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Effective
Blue Whale 5-Year Review
In 2018, NMFS announced the initiation of a 5-year review for the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
NMFS is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing classifications of species are…
Published
Final Annual Determination for 2020
NOAA Fisheries publishes the final Annual Determination (AD) for 2020, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act. Through the AD, NOAA Fisheries identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific…
Effective
Final Annual Determination for 2021
NOAA Fisheries will not identify additional fisheries to observe on the 2021 Annual Determination (AD), pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act. Through the AD, NMFS identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of…
Published
09/29/2020
Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review of the Southern Right Whale
NMFS announces the initiation of a 5-year review for the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis). NMFS is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing classifications of species are accurate. The 5…
Published
08/14/2020
12-Month Finding on Petition to Identify Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Turtle as Distinct Population Segment
We, NMFS and USFWS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to identify the Northwest Atlantic population of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) as a distinct population segment (DPS) and list it as threatened under the Endangered Species…
Published
08/10/2020
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Black Teatfish as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the black teatfish (Holothuria nobilis) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We find that the petition presents substantial scientific or commercial…
Published
08/10/2020
Incidental Take Permit to Barney Davis, LLC.
Barney Davis Energy Center, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a natural gas-fired electric power generating facility. Barney Davis, LLC., has been issued a permit for the incidental take of ESA-listed North Atlantic green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)…
Issued
08/04/2020