All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Designation of Critical Habitat for Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Rockfish
We, NOAA Fisheries, issued a final rule to designate critical habitat for three species of rockfish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA):
The threatened yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) Distinct Population Segment (DPS).
The threaten
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Revised taxonomy and nomenclature for Hawaiian Monk Seals
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce the revised taxonomy of Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian monk seal) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are revising the Enumeration of endangered marine and anadromous species and Critical
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Listing 5 Species of Foreign Sawfish Under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries issues final rule listing narrow sawfish, dwarf sawfish, largetooth sawfish, green sawfish, and the non-U.S. distinct population segment of smalltooth sawfish as endangered species under the ESA.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List the Pinto Abalone as Threatened or Endangered Under the
NOAA Fisheries announces a 12-month finding on two petitions to list the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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Rockfish in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Historical Actions (1999-2014)
Rockfish in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Historical Actions (1999-2014)
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Incidental Take Permit for Take in HI Deep-set and Shallow-set Longline Fisheries
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS hereby issues a permit for a period of three years to authorize the incidental, but not intentional, taking of individuals of three stocks of marine mammals listed as threatened or endangere
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Listing of 20 Reef-Building Coral Species Under the ESA
We, NOAA Fisheries, are publishing this final rule to implement our final determination to list the following 20 species as threatened: five in the Caribbean (Dendrogyra cylindrus, Orbicella annularis, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi
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Listing of Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals Under the ESA
In 2006, we, NOAA Fisheries, published a final rule to implement our determination to list elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. We
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Notice of a Change in a Public Meeting on Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat
Notice of a change in a public meeting to elicit scientific information related to the designation of Steller sea lion critical habitat. NMFS will make the meeting available via webinar, will also host a second public meeting, and will accept written subm
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Sperm Whale 5-Year Reviews
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires completion of periodic reviews of species that are listed as threatened or endangered to ensure that the listing of these species remains accurate.
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