All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quota for Bowhead Whales 2001-2000
Notices of aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for bowhead whales that NOAA Fisheries has assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, and of limitations on the use of the quota deriving from regulations of the International Whaling Commission.
Effective
10/17/2001
Depleted Designation for Cook Inlet Population of Beluga Whales
Based upon the available information regarding the status of the Cook Inlet stock of beluga whales, NOAA Fisheries has determined that the Cook Inlet stock of beluga whales is below its optimum sustainable population levels and, therefore, is depleted as
Effective
06/30/2000
Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan Regulations
These rules will allow acoustic deterrent devices to be deployed farther away from the net in the California/ Oregon drift gillnet fishery (CA/OR DGN fishery). The intended effect of this action is to allow acoustic devices to be more safely an
Effective
02/22/1999
Depleted Designation for Western North Atlantic Coastal Migratory Stock of Bottlenose Dolphins
NMFS designates the coastal migratory stock of bottlenose dolphins along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This action is required by the MMPA when a species or population stock is determined to ha
Published
05/06/1993
Rule to Eliminate the Extension of and Change the Start Date of the Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals
This rule eliminates the option, currently available in the Fur Seal Act regulations, for the Secretary to extend the subsistence harvest of fur seals on the Pribilof Islands beyond August 8 each year. The option is being eliminated to provide protection
Effective
07/31/1992
Listing of the Chinese River Dolphin Under the Endangered Species Act
Final rule of NOAA Fisheries determination that the Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) should be listed as an endangered species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
Effective
06/29/1989
Marine Mammal Protection Act Depleted Designation for Northern Fur Seal
NOAA Fisheries is designating the Pribilof Island population of North Pacific fur seals as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This action is required by the MMPA when a species or population stock falls below its optimum sustainable p
Effective
06/17/1988
Northern Fur Seal Subsistence and Handicraft Take Restrictions
Final rule to put restrictions upon the subsistence and handicraft taking of fur seals and provided that the harvest may be suspended once the subsistence needs of the Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who live on the Pribilof Islands had been satisfied.
Effective
07/03/1986
Listing of the Mediterranean Monk Seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is protected in its range by various laws administered by the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. The import/export of samples, parts, or live animals into/out of the United States is regu
Effective
06/02/1970