All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Atlantic Sea Scallop Turtle Deflector Dredge and Chain Mat Regulated Areas
To protect sea turtles, chain mats and Turtle Deflector Dredges (TDDs) must be used when fishing for scallops in waters west of 71° W. long., from the shoreline to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone, from May 1 through November 30. The
Effective
05/01/2015
Findings on Petition to List Harbor Porpoise in the Baltic Sea under the ESA
We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea as an endangered or threatened distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We conducted a DPS
Published
03/24/2015
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Marine Corps Training Activities in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina (2015-2020)
NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the MMPA and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Marine Corps for authorization to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to training operations at the Marine Corps Cherry Point Range Complex, i
Published
03/13/2015
Amendment of Virginia Pound Net Regulations
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule amending the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP) and its implementing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The rule requires the year-round use of modified pound net leaders for o
Effective
03/11/2015
Recovery Plan for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
NOAA Fisheries announces the adoption of a Final Endangered Species Act recovery plan for elkhorn coral and staghorn coral. The Final Recovery Plan (Plan) for Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) and Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) is now available.
Published
03/06/2015
Designation of Critical Habitat for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Rockfish
We, NOAA Fisheries, issued a final rule to designate critical habitat for three species of rockfish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):
The threatened yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) Distinct Population Segment (DPS).
The threaten
Effective
02/11/2015
Revised taxonomy and nomenclature for Hawaiian Monk Seals
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the revised taxonomy of Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian monk seal) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are revising the Enumeration of endangered marine and anadromous species and Critical
Effective
01/16/2015
Listing 5 Species of Foreign Sawfish Under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries issues final rule listing narrow sawfish, dwarf sawfish, largetooth sawfish, green sawfish, and the non-U.S. distinct population segment of smalltooth sawfish as endangered species under the ESA.
Effective
01/12/2015
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List the Pinto Abalone as Threatened or Endangered Under the
NOAA Fisheries announces a 12-month finding on two petitions to list the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
12/29/2014
Rockfish in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Historical Actions (1999-2014)
Rockfish in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Historical Actions (1999-2014)
Published
11/13/2014