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
We, NOAA Fisheries, designate critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. Specific occupied areas designated as critical habitat contain approximately 2,384.67 sq. km (920.73 sq. miles) of…
Published
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Caribbean Corals
We, NOAA Fisheries, designate critical habitat for five threatened Caribbean coral species, Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata, O. franksi, Dendrogyra cylindrus, and Mycetophyllia ferox, pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Twenty…
Effective
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arctic Subspecies of the Ringed Seal
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue this final rule to designate critical habitat for the Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The critical habitat designation comprises an area of marine habitat in…
- Final Rule (87 FR 19232, 04/01/2022)
- Comment Period Extension (86 FR 13517, 03/09/2021)
- Notification of public hearings (86 FR 7686, 02/01/2021)
- Revised Proposed Rule: Reopening of Comment Period (86 FR 1452, 01/08/2021)
- Comment Period Extension (80 FR 5498, 02/02/2015)
- Public Hearings (80 FR 1618, 01/13/2015)
- Corrected Proposed Rule (79 FR 73010, 12/09/2014)
- References Cited in Final Rule (2022)
- Final Economic Analysis Report (2022)
- Arctic Ringed Seal 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) (PDF, 1…
- Map of Proposed Critical Habitat (2021)
- Proposed Critical Habitat Shapefile (zip) (2021)
- References Cited in Revised Proposed Rule (2021)
- Draft Economic Analysis Report (2014)
- Proposed Critical Habitat Shapefile (zip) (2014)
- References Cited in Proposed Rule (2014)
- Ringed Seals
Published
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Beringia Distinct Population Segment of the Bearded Seal
Proposal to designate critical habitat for the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Published
04/01/2022
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
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whales
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue this final rule to designate critical habitat for the endangered Western North Pacific distinct population segment (DPS), the endangered Central America DPS, and the threatened Mexico DPS of humpback whales (Megaptera…
Published
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment
On July 24 2018, NOAA Fisheries publishes a final rule to designate critical habitat for the main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) distinct population segment (DPS) by designating waters from the 45-meter depth contour to
Effective
08/23/2018
Critical Habitat Designation for Atlantic Sturgeon
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to designate critical habitat for the threatened Gulf of Maine distinct population segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon, the endangered New York Bight DPS of Atlantic sturgeon, the endangered Chesapeake Bay DPS of Atlan
Effective
09/18/2017
Designation of Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead (2016)
NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule to designate critical habitat for lower Columbia River coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Puget Sound steelhead (O. mykiss) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Effective
03/25/2016