All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Critical Habitat for U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the U.S. distinct population segment (DPS) of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata), which was listed as endangered on April 1, 2003, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The cri
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Critical Habitat for the Gulf of Maine DPS of Atlantic Salmon
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule designating critical habitat for the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (GOM DPS). We previously determined that naturally spawned and several hatchery populations of Atlantic sal
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Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule designating critical habitat for elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals, which we listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), on May 9, 2006. Four specifi
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Final Threatened Listing Determination, Protective Regulations, and Designation of Critical Habitat for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon (2008)
Final Threatened Listing Determination, Final Protective Regulations, and Final Designation of Critical Habitat for the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit of Coho Salmon
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Designation of Critical Habitat for 7 Evolutionarily Significant Units of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead in California
NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule designating critical habitat for two Evolutionarily Significant Units of chinook salmon and five Evolutionarily Significant Units of steelhead listed as of the date of this designation under the ESA.
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Designation of Critical Habitat for 12 Evolutionarily Significant Units of West Coast Salmon and Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho (2005)
Critical Habitat for 12 Evolutionarily Significant Units of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead
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Critical Habitat for Gulf Sturgeon
NOAA Fisheries and U.S. FWS designate critical habitat for the Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi), a threatened species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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Notice of Determination - Not Proposing Critical Habitat for the Western Arctic Stock of Bowhead Whales
NOAA Fisheries received a petition on February 22, 2000, requesting that portions of the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas be designated as critical habitat for the Western Arctic stock (which is also referred to as the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort stock, among o
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Critical Habitat for White Abalone
Following completion of a comprehensive status review of the white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) and a review of factors affecting the species, NOAA Fisheries published a proposed rule to list the white abalone as an endangered species on May 5, 2000.
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Designation of Critical Habitat for Johnson's Seagrass
Designation of Critical Habitat for Johnson's Seagrass
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