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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 5 Year Reviews

We, NOAA Fisheries,  announce the availability of five year reviews for Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
Notice,
Southeast
Published
10/10/2012

Revisions to Turtle Excluder Device Requirements

This rule revises the turtle excluder device (TED) requirements to allow the use of new materials and to modify existing approved TED designs. Specifically, this rule allows using flat bar, rectangular pipe, and oval pipe as construction material in curre
Final Rule,
Southeast
Effective
06/20/2012

Listing Atlantic Sturgeon Distinct Population Segments under the ESA

We, NOAA Fisheries, issue final determinations to list the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended.
Final Rule,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Effective
04/06/2012

Recovery Plans for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the availability of the 2011 Bi-national (U.S. and Mexico) recovery plan for the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle.
Notice,
Southeast
Published
03/06/2010

Critical Habitat for U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish

We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the U.S. distinct population segment (DPS) of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata), which was listed as endangered on April 1, 2003, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The cri
Final Rule,
Southeast
Effective
10/02/2009

Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan to Protect Pilot Whales and Risso's Dolphins

NOAA Fisheries announces pelagic longline fishery has a high level of mortality and serious injury across a number of marine mammal stocks, especially pilot whales and Risso's dolphins.
Final Rule,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Effective
06/18/2009

Recovery Plan for U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish

NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the recovery plan for the U.S. Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) as required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
Notice,
Southeast
01/21/2009

Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals

We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule designating critical habitat for elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals, which we listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), on May 9, 2006. Four specifi
Final Rule,
Southeast
Effective
12/26/2008

Endangered Species Act 4(d) Rule for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals

We, NOAA Fisheries, publish this final rule to apply all the prohibitions enumerated in section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals, with limited exceptions for two specified class
Final Rule,
Southeast
Effective
11/28/2008

U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish 5-Year Review

We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 5-year review of the U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. A 5-year review is a periodic process conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species is accu
Notice,
Southeast
Published
05/21/2008