All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Effective
05/06/2024
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Nassau Grouper
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Published
01/02/2024
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Indo-Pacific Corals
NOAA Fisheries announces a new proposed rule to designate critical habitat for five corals in U.S. waters in the Pacific Islands region.
Published
11/30/2023
Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whales
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale in this rulemaking. The North Pacific right whale was recently listed as a separate, endangered species.
Published
09/26/2023
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Caribbean Corals
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Caribbean Corals
Effective
09/08/2023
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Rice’s Whale
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Rice’s Whale
Published
07/24/2023
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Green Sea Turtles
We, NOAA Fisheries, are proposing to designate new areas of critical habitat and modify existing critical habitat for threatened and endangered distinct population segments (DPSs) of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), in areas under U.S. jurisdiction,
Published
07/19/2023
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arctic Subspecies of the Ringed Seal
NOAA Fisheries published a proposal to designate critical habitat for the Arctic subspecies (Phoca hispida hispida) of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) under the Endangered Species Act.
Published
04/01/2022
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Beringia Distinct Population Segment of the Bearded Seal
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue this final rule to designate critical habitat for the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies Erignathus barbatus nauticus under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The critical habitat…
- Final Rule (87 FR 19180, 04/01/2022)
- Comment Period Extension (86 FR 13518, 03/09/2021)
- Notification of public hearings (86 FR 7686, 02/01/2021)
- Correction to Comment Period Date (86 FR 7242, 01/27/2021)
- Proposed Rule (86 FR 1433, 01/08/2021)
- References Cited in Final Rule (2022)
- Final Economic Analysis Report (2022)
- Bearded Seal Beringia DPS Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data
- Critical Habitat Questions and Answers (2022)
- Proposed Critical Habitat Questions and Answers (2021)
- Draft Economic Analysis Report (2021)
- Map of proposed critical habitat and proposed essential features (2021)
- Map of Proposed Critical Habitat (2021)
- Proposed Critical Habitat Shapefiles (zip) (2021)
- References Cited in Proposed Rule (2021)
- Bearded Seals
Published
Critical Habitat for the Southern Resident Killer Whale
NOAA Fisheries proposed revised critical habitat designation for the Southern Resident killer whale under the ESA.
- Final Rule to Revise Critical Habitat Designation for SRKW (86 FR 41668, 08/02…
- Notice of Public Hearings (84 FR 55530, 10/17/2019)
- Proposed Rule to Revise Critical Habitat Designation for SRKW (84 FR 49214, 9/1…
- 2015 12-month Finding on Petition to Revise Critical Habitat (80 FR 9682)
- 2014 90-day Finding on Petition to Revise Critical Habitat (79 FR 22933)
Published
08/02/2021