Office of Protected Resources Results
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Whitespotted Eagle Ray
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90-day finding on a petition under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to list the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) as a threatened or endangered species and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the…
Published
04/19/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: United States Navy's Construction at U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the U.S. Navy for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the New London Pier Extension Project at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. NOAA Fisheries is requesting comments on its…
Comments Close
05/20/2024
5-Year Review for the Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin
In 2023, NOAA Fisheries announced the initiation of a 5-year review for the Taiwanese humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis taiwanensis).NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing…
Published
04/19/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: United States Navy's Maintenance and Pile Replacement Project in Puget Sound, Washington
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the United States Navy for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to 2 years of construction activities associated with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest Maintenance and Pile…
Comments Close
05/13/2024
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation
FWS and NMFS (collectively referred to as the “Services” or “we”) finalize revisions to portions of our regulations that implement section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (“Act”). The revisions to…
Effective
04/19/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Ag Processing Inc.'s Port of Grays Harbor Terminal 4 Expansion and Redevelopment Project in Project in Grays Harbor
NOAA Fisheries has received a request from Ag Processing Inc. for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Terminal 4 Expansion and Redevelopment Project at the Port of Grays Harbor in both the City of Aberdeen and City of Hoquiam, Grays…
Comments Close
05/08/2024
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS; collectively, the “Services”), finalize revisions to portions of our regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as…
Effective
04/19/2024
