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
Incidental Take Authorization: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Independent Fisheries Research Surveys in Coastal Waters Across Texas
Incidental Take Authorization: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Independent Fisheries Research Surveys in Coastal Waters Across Texas
Effective
08/01/2026
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
Nominations to the Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups
NOAA Fisheries is soliciting nominations for the regional scientific review groups. Nominations are due by July 6, 2026.
Published
06/05/2026
Initiation of Status Review; Request for Information
Initiation of Status Review; Request for Information
Published
05/05/2026
Incidental Take Authorization: Oil and Gas Industry Geophysical Survey Activity in the Gulf of America
NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule in 2026 under the MMPA regarding incidental take from geophysical surveys in the Gulf of America. It corrects prior errors while affirming negligible impact and requiring mitigation, monitoring, and reporting.
Effective
04/20/2026
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
Incidental Take Authorization: Military Readiness Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area (2025-2032)
Incidental Take Authorization: Military Readiness Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area (2025-2032)
Effective
11/14/2025
Incidental Take Authorization: United States Army Corps of Engineers' Port Everglades Harbor Navigation Improvement Project in Broward County, Florida
Incidental Take Authorization: United States Army Corps of Engineers' Port Everglades Harbor Navigation Improvement Project in Broward County, Florida
Published
10/01/2025