All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Prey Increase Program for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Evaluation of West Coast prey increase program for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Published
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Nassau Grouper
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Published
Draft Environmental Assessment on Permitting Translocation of Sturgeon for Scientific Research and Enhancement
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources is requesting comment on a draft programmatic environmental assessment that analyzes translocation of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
Published
Petition To List the Washington Coast Chinook Salmon As Threatened or Endangered Under the ESA
Petition to list the Washington Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the ESA
Published
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Indo-Pacific Corals
NOAA Fisheries announces a new proposed rule to designate critical habitat for five corals in U.S. waters in the Pacific Islands region.
Published
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.
Published
Formal Rulemaking on Proposed MMPA Waiver and Hunt Regulations Governing Gray Whale Hunts by the Makah Tribe
On April 5, 2019, we published a proposed rule to issue a waiver of the MMPA take moratorium, a critical step in an agency decision about whether to authorize the Makah Indian Tribe to resume limited treaty-based hunting of eastern North Pacific (ENP) gra
Published
Petition to Establish Vessel Speed Measures to Protect Rice’s Whale
NOAA Fisheries has denied a petition to establish a mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related measures to protect endangered Rice’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico.
Issued
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc
Incidental Take Permit to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc
Published
Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whales
We, NMFS, announce a 12- month determination on a petition to revise the critical habitat designation for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on our review of the best available information on…
- 12-Month Finding on a Petition To Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for t…
- 2022 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Revise the Critical Habitat (87 FR 41271)
- 2008 Final Rule (73 FR 19000, 04/08/2008)
- 2006 Final Rule (71 FR 38277, 07/06/2006)
- North Pacific Right Whale Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data (10/28/2005)
- Alaska ESA Species and Critical Habitat Web Mapper Application
- A Regulatory Impact Review Section 4(b)(2) Analysis (2008)
- Habitat Requirements and Extinction Risks of Eastern NP Right Whales (04/2006)
- Historic and Current Habitat Use by North Pacific Right Whales (2005)
Published