All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Testing: Public Comment Requested on Sea Turtle Careful Release Requirements in the Highly Migratory Species Longline Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would affect all commercial Highly Migratory Species permit holders fishing with bottom or pelagic longline gear.
Published
04/08/2024
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
Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program
Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment analyzing the effects of MTBAP's ongoing research activities on sea turtles and the environment.
Published
04/13/2023
5-Year Review for Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment of Loggerhead Sea Turtle
NOAA Fisheries and U.S. FWS announce the 5-year review for Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS of Loggerhead sea turtles.
Published
03/16/2023
Final Sea Turtle Annual Determination for 2023
NOAA Fisheries published this Annual Determination for 2023, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act.
Effective
02/24/2023
Initiation of 5-Year Review for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Initiation of 5-Year Review for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Published
06/29/2021
Foreign Loggerhead Sea Turtle DPSs 5-Year Review
Foreign Loggerhead Sea Turtle DPSs 5-Year Review
Published
02/26/2021
12-Month Finding on Petition to Identify Northwest Atlantic Leatherback Turtle as Distinct Population Segment
We, NMFS and USFWS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to identify the Northwest Atlantic population of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) as a distinct population segment (DPS) and list it as threatened under the Endangered Species…
Published