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Incidental Take Authorization: Sonoma County Water Agency's Estuary Management Activities in Sonoma County, California

NOAA Fisheries, upon request from the Sonoma County Water Agency, has issued regulations pursuant to the MMPA to govern the incidental taking of marine mammals incidental to Russian River estuary management activities in Sonoma County, California, over th
Final Rule,
West Coast
Published
03/15/2017

White Abalone and Black Abalone 5 Year Reviews

NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to conduct 5-year reviews for the black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) and the white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). Both the black abalone and white abalone are
Notice,
West Coast
Effective
02/21/2017

Incidental Take Authorization: St. George Reef Light Station Restoration Activities in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

NOAA Fisheries has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization to the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society to take marine mammals, by harassment incidental to conducting aircraft operations, lighthouse renovation, and light maintena
Notice,
West Coast
Effective
02/19/2017

Incidental Take Permit to Take Sperm Whales in the California Thresher Shark/Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery (>14 inch mesh) and Washington/Oregon

We, NOAA Fisheries, are proposing to issue a permit for a period of three years to authorize the incidental, but not intentional, take of two stocks of marine mammals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), under the Mar
Notice,
West Coast
Effective
02/09/2017

Southern Resident Killer Whale 5-Year Review

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires completion of periodic reviews of species that are listed as threatened or endangered to ensure that the listing of these species remains accurate.
Notice,
West Coast
Published
12/26/2016

Listing of Humpback Whale Under the Endangered Species Act

In June 1970, humpback whales were designated as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Conservation Act (ESCA). In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) replaced the ESCA, and continued to list humpback whales as endangered. In April 2015, we p
Final Rule,
Alaska
Pacific Islands
West Coast
Effective
09/08/2016

Monitoring Plan for 9 Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whale

Monitoring plan for the distinct population segments (DPSs) of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that NOAA Fisheries did not list as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when the status of the humpback whale was revised (81 FR 62260, September 8, 2016).
Notice,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Published
09/08/2016

Special Prohibitions for Endangered Marine Mammals

Regulations on approaching endangered humpback whales in Alaska, approaching right whales, special prohibitions relating to endangered Steller sea lion protection, and protective regulations for killer whales in Washington.
Final Rule,
Alaska
West Coast
Issued
09/08/2016

Draft Recovery Plan for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Yelloweye Rockfish and Bocaccio

Endangered and Threatened Species; Draft Recovery Plan for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Yelloweye Rockfish and Bocaccio
Notice,
Alaska
West Coast
Published
08/16/2016

Removal of the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS of Canary Rockfish From the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species; Update and Amend the

Endangered and Threatened Species; Removal of the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Distinct Population Segment of Canary Rockfish From the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species, and Removal of Designated Critical Habitat
Proposed Rule,
Alaska
West Coast
Published
07/06/2016