All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Navy Target and Missile Launch Activities at San Nicolas Island, CA (2014–2019)
NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the MMPA and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division to take marine mammals incidental to missile launch operations at San Nicolas Island, California.
Published
06/06/2014
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle 5 Year Reviews
NMFS announces 5-year reviews of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
Effective
06/01/2014
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and
Notice of EIS No. 20140150, Final EIS, NMFS, AK, Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Review Period Ends: 06/23/2014
Published
05/23/2014
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the âFinal Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery Actions.â Publication of this notice begins the official public comment period for the Final PEIS. The purpose o
Effective
05/12/2014
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 10 Species of Skates and Rays and 15 Species of Bony Fishes as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered
We (NOAA Fisheries) announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list 10 species of skates and rays and 15 species of bony fishes as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Effective
04/25/2014
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Act Listing Determination for Southeast Alaska Pacific Herring
NOAA Fisheries completed a comprehensive status review of the Southeast Alaska distinct population segment of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
04/02/2014
Incidental Take Authorization: Eglin AFB Precision Strike Weapons and Air-to-Surface Gunnery Exercises (2014-2019)
NOAA Fisheries has issued regulations under the MMPA and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Department of the Air Force, Headquarters 96th Air Base Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, for authorization to take marine mammals, by harassment, incident
Published
03/11/2014
Incidental Take Authorization: Vandenberg Air Force Base Launch and Harbor Maintenance Activities (2014-2019)
NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the MMPA and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Air Force for take of marine mammals incidental to launches, aircraft, and helicopter operations from Vandenberg Air Force Base launch complexes and 
Published
02/24/2014
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List 44 Species of Corals as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
In 2012, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list 43 Alaska coral species and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The petition (PDF, 182 pages) asserted that several threats were impeding
Published
02/14/2014
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Issued
02/05/2014