All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Alaska Humpback Whale Approach Regulations
Effective July 2, 2001, NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule to establish measures to protect humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in waters within 200 nautical miles (370.4 km) of Alaska.
Effective
10/11/2016
5-Year Review for the Endangered Indus River Dolphin
2016 5-year review for the endangered Indus River dolphin.
Published
09/12/2016
Listing of Humpback Whale Under the Endangered Species Act
In June 1970, humpback whales were designated as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Conservation Act (ESCA). In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) replaced the ESCA, and continued to list humpback whales as endangered.
In April 2015, we p
- Revision to ESA Listing - 14 Distinct Population Segments (81 FR 62259, 09/08/2…
- Proposal to Revise ESA Listing (80 FR 22304, 04/21/2015)
- Extension of comment period for the 90-day Finding on a Petition to Identify th…
- 90-day Finding on a Petition to Identify the Central North Pacific Population a…
- 90-day Finding on Petition to Delist the North Pacific Population (78 FR 53391,…
Effective
09/08/2016
Monitoring Plan for 9 Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whale
Monitoring plan for the distinct population segments (DPSs) of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that NOAA Fisheries did not list as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when the status of the humpback whale was revised (81 FR 62260, September 8, 2016).
Published
09/08/2016
Special Prohibitions for Endangered Marine Mammals
Regulations on approaching endangered humpback whales in Alaska, approaching right whales, special prohibitions relating to endangered Steller sea lion protection, and protective regulations for killer whales in Washington.
- Title 50, Part 224.103
- Final Rule: Technical Amendments, Humpback Whale Approach Regulations (81 FR 62…
- Final Rule: Adding Humpbacks to AK Approach Regulations (78 FR 66139, 11/04/201…
- Final Rule: WA Killer Whale Approach Regulations (76 FR 20870, 04/14/2011)
- Final Rule: Technical Revisions - Right Whale Approach Regulations (70 FR 1832,…
- Final Rule: Humpback Whale Approach Regulations (66 FR 29502, 05/31/2001)
Issued
Listing Three Angelshark Species Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to list three foreign marine angelshark species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We considered comments submitted on the proposed listing rule and have determined that the sawback angelshark (Squatina aculeata
Effective
08/31/2016
Incidental Take Authorization: Apache Alaska Corp. Seismic Survey in Cook Inlet, AK
NOAA Fisheries issued regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to oil and gas seismic surveys in Cook Inlet, AK from August 2016-July 2021. These regulations, which allow
Effective
08/19/2016
Draft Recovery Plan for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Yelloweye Rockfish and Bocaccio
Endangered and Threatened Species; Draft Recovery Plan for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Yelloweye Rockfish and Bocaccio
Published
08/16/2016
Incidental Take Authorization: NOAA Fisheries NEFSC Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Activities in the Atlantic 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 Northeast Fis
Published
08/11/2016
Listing Nassau Grouper Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, are publishing this final rule to implement our determination to list the Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We have completed a status review of the Nassau g
Effective
07/29/2016