All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Permit to CPS Energy (Formerly Barney Davis, LLC)
Incidental Take Permit to CPS Energy (Formerly Barney Davis, LLC)
Issued
09/02/2026
Incidental Take Permit to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been issued a permit for the incidental take of green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles, associated with otherwise lawful fishery-independent gill net surveys within Texas bays and estuaries. This permit will be active for 10 years.
Published
09/02/2026
12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Smalltail Shark Under the Endangered Species Act
12-month finding on a petition to list the smalltail shark (Carcharhinus porosus) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
07/28/2026
Initiation of Status Review; Request for Information
Initiation of Status Review; Request for Information
Published
05/05/2026
Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule
NOAA Fisheries has announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking considering possible deregulatory action to modify the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule.
- 2026 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (March 4, 2026)
- 2025 Proposed Rule Withdrawal (90 FR 4711; January 16, 2025)
- 2022 Proposed Rule Comment Period Extension (87 FR 56925; September 16, 2022)
- 2022 Proposed Rule (87 FR 46921; August 1, 2022)
- 2014 Correction to the Removal of the “Sunset” Provision (79 FR 34245; June 16,…
Published
03/04/2026
5-Year Review for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
5-Year Review for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Published
03/27/2025
Reclassification of Pillar Coral from Threatened to Endangered
Reclassification of Pillar Coral from Threatened to Endangered
Published
12/17/2024
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
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Published
10/02/2024
Final Environmental Assessment on Permitting Translocation of Sturgeon for Scientific Research and Enhancement
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources is requesting comment on a draft programmatic environmental assessment that analyzes translocation of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
Issued
09/25/2024