All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Published
08/10/2023
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
Incidental Take Permit to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Incidental Take Permit to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)
Published
07/06/2023
Listing Green Sea Turtles Under the Endangered Species Act
NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issue a final rule to list 11 distinct population segments of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the Endangered Species Act.
Effective
05/06/2016
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries for Sea Turtles
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (for sea turtles)
Effective
09/17/2013
Five Year Review of Leatherback Sea Turtles
NMFS announces 5-year reviews of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
Published
12/10/2012
Critical Habitat Designation For Leatherback Sea Turtles Along the U.S. West Coast
We, the NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to revise the current critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) by designating additional areas within the Pacific Ocean. This designation includes approximately 16,910 square miles (
Effective
02/27/2012
Regulations to protect Sea Turtles from the Virginia Pound Net Fishery
NMFS is requiring that any offshore pound net leader in the Virginia waters of the mainstem Chesapeake Bay, south of 37°19.0ⲠN. lat. and west of 76°13.0ⲠW. long., and all waters south of 37°13.0ⲠN. lat. to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel at t
Published
06/23/2006
Recovery Plans for Green Sea Turtles
Recovery Plans for East Pacific, Pacific, and Atlantic populations of green sea turtles are available.
Effective
05/22/1998
Regulations to Protect Sea Turtles from Shrimp Trawlers and Other Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries amends the sea turtle conservation measures and the interim final rule currently in effect. As of December 1, 1992, this final rule requires shrimp trawlers to comply with sea turtle conservation measures throughout the year in all areas.
Effective
12/01/1992