All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
ESA Permit for Black Abalone Feeding and Growth Studies
Request for public comment on an ESA permit application for black abalone feeding and growth studies
Published
03/10/2026
ESA Outplanting Permit Application for White Abalone
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region has requested a five-year enhancement permit to annually take larval, juvenile, and adult white abalone in California.
The original permit application was submitted on August 25, 2018 and posted for public comment
Published
05/07/2025
ESA Permit Renewal for White Abalone Captive Breeding and Research
ESA permit renewal for white abalone captive breeding and research
Published
07/12/2023
Initiation of 5-Year Review for Black Abalone and White Abalone
Five-Year Status Reviews for Black Abalone and White Abalone
Published
07/07/2023
ESA Permits for Black Abalone Rescue/Relocation and Transplantation Activities
ESA Permits for Black Abalone Rescue/Relocation and Transplantation Activities
Published
11/03/2022
ESA Permit Renewal for Black Abalone Captive Research
ESA permit renewal for black abalone captive research and breeding studies
Published
10/05/2021
ESA Field Monitoring Permit Renewal for Black Abalone
Request for public comments on the permit renewal application
Published
12/15/2020
Final Black Abalone Recovery Plan (Haliotis cracherodii): Notice of Availability
This notice announces the availability of the Black Abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) Draft Recovery Plan (Plan) for public review. NOAA Fisheries is soliciting review and comment from the public and all interested parties on the Plan, and will consider all substantive comments received during the review period before submitting the Plan for final approval.
Published
11/18/2020
White Abalone and Black Abalone 5 Year Reviews
NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to conduct 5-year reviews for the black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) and the white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). Both the black abalone and white abalone are
Effective
02/21/2017
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on Petitions To List the Pinto Abalone as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
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.
Published
12/29/2014