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$1 Million for Sea Turtle and Hawaiian Monk Seal Conservation in the Pacific Islands

NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office proposes funding for more than a dozen international and Hawaiʻi-based projects that help the recovery of sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Project staff standing in a sand hole removing nested turtle eggs and placing them on the top surface to count. A field ranger with the Buru Island leatherback turtle project excavates a nest to collect data on hatching success to measure reproductive output. Credit: Yayasan World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia/Dicky Bisinglasi

Alaska’s Threatened and Endangered Species

In celebration of the Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary, NOAA is featuring the marine mammal and sea turtle species found in Alaska that are protected under the ESA.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Eastern North Pacific right whales are the most endangered whale population in the world — only an estimated 30 whales remain. Eastern North Pacific right whales are the most endangered whale population in the world — only an estimated 30 whales remain.

Sea Turtle Week 2023: Reflecting on Sea Turtle Recovery

A message from Kim Damon-Randall, director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, for Sea Turtle Week June 12–16, 2023.
June 11, 2023 - Leadership Message ,
National
A hawksbill sea turtle swimming above a coral reef in western Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Don McLeish. Photo taken under permit #21260. A hawksbill sea turtle swimming above a coral reef in western Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Don McLeish. Photo taken under permit #21260.

Swim into Sea Turtle Week

Sea turtles are a key part of marine ecosystems worldwide, but they face many threats today. NOAA works to protect and conserve six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters. All are threatened or endangered.
June 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Illustrated swimming sea turtles on banner for Sea Turtle Week

The Endangered Species Act: 50 Years of Conserving Species

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by learning more about NOAA's work to conserve endangered species and their habitats.
May 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with smalltooth sawfish, green turtle, Atlantic salmon, staghorn, North Atlantic right whale, and Tubastraea floreana

NOAA Enforcement Helps Protect Marine Life in National Marine Sanctuaries

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement recently partnered with federal and state enforcement agencies to protect sea turtles in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
May 12, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Officers patrol the waters in and around the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Officers patrol the waters in and around the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

$500,000 Available to Support Sea Turtle Stranding Response and Rehabilitation

New federal funds will be available through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for organizations involved in sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation.
April 27, 2023 - News ,
National
A stranding responder measures a stranded loggerhead sea turtle on a Florida beach. A stranding responder measures a stranded loggerhead sea turtle on a Florida beach. Photo credit: Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network

5-Year Review for Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment of Loggerhead Sea Turtle

In 2019, NOAA Fisheries and U.S. FWS announced the initiation of a 5-year review for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Loggerhead Sea Turtles. NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5…
Notice
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Published
04/28/2024

Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS of Loggerhead Sea Turtle 5-Year Review

A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
March 16, 2023 - ESA 5-Year Review ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)

North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries has submitted an application and accompanying conservation plan for the incidental take of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), Kemp's ridley …
Notice
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Southeast
Published
04/28/2024