All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Findings on Petition to Delist Saint John River Population of Shortnose Sturgeon
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to identify and âdelistâ shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) within the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The shortnose sturgeon is c
Effective
10/26/2015
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries SWFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources has issued an LOA and regulations under the MMPA to govern the unintentional take of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to fisheries research conducted by the NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Sci
Published
09/30/2015
Critical Habitat for Hawaiian Monk Seals
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to revise the critical habitat for the Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. Specific areas for designation include sixteen occupied areas within the range of the spec
Effective
09/21/2015
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Assessment on Issuing Incidental Take Authorizations in Cook Inlet, Alaska
NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the environmental impacts of issuing annual Incidental Take Authorizations (ITAs) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for the taking of
Published
08/12/2015
Incidental Take Authorization: Maine Department of Transportation Eastport Pier and Breakwater Replacement Project (2015)
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Maine Department of Transportation to take, by Level B harassment, small numbers of five species of marine mammals incidental to a pier and breakwater replacement project in Eastport, Maine.
Published
08/05/2015
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT), South of Japan (2015-2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA) and regulations under the MMPA to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities conducted in the Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MI
Published
08/03/2015
Findings on a Petition To List Bottlenose Dolphin in Fiordland, New Zealand Under the ESA
We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) within Fiordland, New Zealand as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on our review of the best scientific and commercia
Published
06/19/2015
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Training in Virginia and North Carolina (2015-2020)
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Navy for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to conducting Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) training activities in Virginia and Nor
Published
06/02/2015
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations From 1997-2015
NOAA Fisheries developed regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan to address the increased incidental mortality and serious injury of three stocks of large whales (North Atlantic right, humpback, and fin) in commercial gillnet
Issued
05/28/2015
Listing of Southern Resident Killer Whale Under the ESA
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is issuing a final determination to list the Southern Resident killer whale distinct population segment (DPS) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of (ESA) 1973. Following an update of the status r
Effective
05/11/2015