All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whales
NOAA Fisheries designates critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale in this rulemaking. The North Pacific right whale was recently listed as a separate, endangered species.
Published
09/26/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Year 5 (2022-2023)
Incidental Take Authorization: Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Year 5 (2022-2023)
Effective
09/18/2023
Nominations to the Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups
NOAA Fisheries is soliciting nominations for the regional scientific review groups. Nominations are due by October 12, 2022.
Published
09/12/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' Tongass Narrows Project (2023)
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' Ferry Berth Construction Tongass Narrows Project (2023)
Effective
09/11/2023
2022 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
2022 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
Published
08/10/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Department of Transportation Ferry Berth Improvements in Tongass Narrows, Alaska (2022)
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Department of Transportation Ferry Berth Improvements in Tongass Narrows, Alaska (2022)
Published
07/19/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Construction in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Incidental Take Authorization: Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Construction in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Effective
07/01/2023
90-day Finding on a Petition to List Bull Kelp Under the Endangered Species Act
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) under the Endangered Species Act
Published
06/22/2023
Notice of Availability of the Draft Conservation Plan for the Eastern Pacific Stock of Northern Fur Seal (Laaqudan)
Eastern Pacific northern fur seal draft conservation plan. This current revision includes the latest research and management changes.
Published
06/12/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Port of Nome Modification Project in Nome, Alaska
Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Port of Nome Modification Project in Nome, Alaska
Effective
05/01/2023