All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listed as Possible ESA Candidate Species
List of marine species candidates for possible addition to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. NOAA Fisheries solicits information concerning the status of these species and nominations of additional species.
Published
06/11/1991
Listing of the Indus River Dolphin as an Endangered Species
Adding the Indus River dolphin (Platonista minor) to the list of endangered and threatened wildlife as required by section 4(a)(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Effective
01/14/1991
Steller Sea Lion Listed as Threatened under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries is listing the Steller (northern) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) throughout its range as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (ESA).
Effective
12/04/1990
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 Guadalupe Fur Seal Under the ESA
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has determined that the Guadalupe fur seal (Actocephalus townsendi) should be listed as a threatened species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
Effective
01/15/1986
Listing of Vaquita Under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries adds the cochito (Gulf of California harbor porpoise), also known as vaquita, to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Effective
02/08/1985
Listing Totoaba Under the Endangered Species Act
On May 21, 1979, NOAA Fisheries published a final rule listing the totoaba as an endangered species throughout its range. This listing is pursuant to Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Published
05/21/1979
Critical Habitat Designation for Leatherback Sea Turtles in Sandy Point, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determines critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in waters adjacent to Sandy Point Beach, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The action is being taken under Section 7 of the Endang
Published
03/23/1979