Loggerhead Turtle Results
Amendment of Virginia Pound Net Regulations
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule amending the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP) and its implementing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The rule requires the year-round use of modified pound net leaders for…
Effective
05/10/2024
Critical Habitat for Loggerhead Sea Turtle
We, the NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) within the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico pursuant to the…
Effective
05/10/2024
Incidental Take Permit to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries for Sea Turtles
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has been issued a permit for the incidental take of endangered Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles and threatened green …
Effective
05/10/2024
Revised Limits on Sea Turtle Interactions in Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery
In this final rule, NOAA Fisheries revises the annual number of incidental interactions allowed between the Hawaii-based shallow-set pelagic longline fishery, and leatherback and North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles. NOAA Fisheries also makes…
Effective
05/10/2024
Listing Loggerhead Sea Turtle Under the ESA
We (NOAA Fisheries and USFWS; also collectively referred to as the Services) have determined that the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is composed of nine distinct population segments (DPSs) that constitute “species” that may be…
Effective
05/10/2024
Recovery Plans for Loggerhead Sea Turtle
We, NOAA Fisheries and U.S. FWS, announce the availability of the revised Recovery Plan for the Northwest Atlantic Population, and recovery plans for the U.S. Pacific and the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico populations of the Loggerhead Sea…
Effective
05/10/2024
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Pelagic Longline Final Rule
This final rule implements new sea turtle bycatch and bycatch mortality mitigation measures for all Atlantic vessels that have pelagic longline (PLL) gear onboard and that have been issued, or are required to have, Federal HMS limited access permits,…
Effective
05/10/2024