All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule
NOAA Fisheries is proposing changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel speed regulations to further reduce the likelihood of mortalities and serious injuries to endangered right whales from vessel collisions.
- 2022 Proposed Rule (87 FR 46921; August 1, 2022)
- 2014 Correction to the Removal of the “Sunset” Provision (79 FR 34245; June 14,…
- 2013 Removal of “Sunset” Provision from the Speed Rule (78 FR 73726; December 9…
- 2008 Final Speed Rule (73 FR 60173; October 10, 2008)
- 2006 Proposed Rule to Implement Speed Restrictions (71 FR 36299; June 26, 2006)
Comments Close
09/30/2022
Dungeness Hatcheries Plans
Proposed evaluation for updated Dungeness hatchery plans (Washington state) available for public comment
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08/29/2022
Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) for the Hoopa Valley Tribe
A Tribal Resource Management Plan describing fisheries, including monitoring and evaluation of the effects on coho salmon, in the portion of the Trinity River within the Hoopa Valley Reservation.
Effective
07/27/2022
Notice of Issuance for 51 Scientific Research Permits Affecting Endangered Species Act-listed Salmonids, Green Sturgeon, Eulachon, and Rockfish
Notice of Issuance for 51 Scientific Research Permits Affecting Endangered Species Act-listed Salmonids, Green Sturgeon, Eulachon, and Rockfish throughout the West Coast Region
Published
07/15/2022
Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whales
We, NOAA Fisheries, designate critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale in this rulemaking. The North Pacific right whale was recently listed as a separate, endangered species, and because this was a newly listed entity, we were required to desig
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09/12/2022
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
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08/15/2022
Final Rule to Rescind the Regulatory Definition of "Habitat"
Final rule to rescind the title “Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat” and remove the regulatory definition of “habitat”
Published
06/24/2022
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Recovery Plan for the Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific DPSs of Humpback Whales
NOAA Fisheries is announcing its intent to develop a recovery plan for the ESA-listed Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific DPSs.
Published
06/09/2022
Gulf Sturgeon 5-Year Review
Gulf Sturgeon 5-Year Review
Published
06/02/2022
Section 10 (a)(1)(A) Scientific Research and Enhancement Permit 26495
NOAA Fisheries is announcing the notice of a 30-day public comment period for the
California Coastal Office Section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific enhancement permit
application to rescue, relocate, and salvage coho salmon and steelhead from drying
coastal stream
Published
06/01/2022