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Final Annual Determination for 2024

NOAA Fisheries will not identify additional fisheries to observe on the 2024 Annual Determination (AD), pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act. Through the AD, NOAA Fisheries identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean,…
Notice
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National
Published
04/18/2024

Pacific Islands Protected Species Workshops

NOAA Fisheries offers protected species workshops for owners and operators of Hawai‘i and American Samoa permitted longline vessels. These workshops cover the safe handling, release, and identification of protected species in the Pacific Islands region.
Pacific Islands

Summer Flounder Sea Turtle Protection Area Map and GIS Data

Map depicting where summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device.
September 25, 2023 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Summer_Flounder_Fishery-Sea_Turtle_Protection_Area_MAP.jpg

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle Brochure

Educational brochure that highlights the cultural history, population status, threats, and more of the Hawaiian green sea turtle.
September 01, 2023 -
Pacific Islands
Hawaiian green sea turtle brochure

Incidental Take Permit to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (Sea Turtles and Sturgeon)

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology has submitted an application and accompanying conservation plan for the incidental take of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), Kemp's ridley …
Notice
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Published
04/18/2024

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…
Proposed Rule
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National
Published
04/18/2024
Aug
10

Public Hearings on Proposed Critical Habitat For Green Sea Turtles Under the Endangered Species Act

| 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, local time zone. Please see "Schedule" below.

At three virtual and three in-person public hearings, we will accept comments on a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for six distinct population segments of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) under the Endangered Species Act.

Endangered Species Conservation
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National

Protecting Species While Planning for Offshore Wind Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

New study proposes a scoring method for evaluating risk to protected species with offshore wind development projects.
July 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Surfacing Rice's whale. Rice's Whale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

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.

Green Turtle Conservation Successes and Continuing Challenges

A look at successes and challenges faced by different green turtle populations.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Sea turtle swims above sea grass Juvenile green turtle swimming over a bed of seagrass. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey