All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Naval Magazine Indian Island Ammunition Wharf Maintenance and Pile Replacement
Incidental Take Authorization: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Naval Magazine Indian Island Ammunition Wharf Maintenance and Pile Replacement Project
Published
01/29/2024
Prey Increase Program for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Evaluation of West Coast prey increase program for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Published
01/26/2024
Approach Regulations for Humpback Whales in Waters Surrounding the Islands of Hawaii Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
NOAA Fisheries has finalized an interim rule on mandatory distances to protect humpback whales in waters surrounding the islands of Hawaiʻi.
Effective
01/22/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: City and Borough of Sitka's Seaplane Base Construction Activities
Incidental Take Authorization: City and Borough of Sitka's Seaplane Base Construction Activities
Published
01/11/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: US Wind, Inc. Construction and Operation of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project off of Maryland
Incidental Take Authorization: US Wind, Inc. Construction and Operation of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project off of Maryland
Published
01/04/2024
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Nassau Grouper
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Published
01/02/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channel Deepening Project in Unalaska, Alaska
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channel Deepening Project in Unalaska, Alaska
Effective
01/01/2024
Draft Environmental Assessment on Permitting Translocation of Sturgeon for Scientific Research and Enhancement
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources is requesting comment on a draft programmatic environmental assessment that analyzes translocation of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
Published
12/27/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Geophysical Survey in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Incidental Harassment Authorization: National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Geophysical Survey in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Effective
12/15/2023
Petition To List the Washington Coast Chinook Salmon As Threatened or Endangered Under the ESA
Petition to list the Washington Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the ESA
Published
12/07/2023