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Turtle Excluder Device Opening Final Rule

NOAA Fisheries is amending the turtle excluder device (TED) regulations to enhance their effectiveness in reducing sea turtle mortality resulting from trawling in the southeastern United States. NOAA Fisheries has determined that: - some current a
Final Rule
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Southeast
Effective
04/15/2003

Pamlico Sound Gillnet Final Rule

NOAA Fisheries is closing the waters of Pamlico Sound, NC, to fishing with gillnets with a mesh size larger than 4 1/4 inch (10.8 cm) stretched mesh (“large-mesh gillnet”), on a seasonal basis, from September 1 through December 15 each year, t
Final Rule
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Southeast
Effective
09/03/2002

Summer Flounder Trawling Requirements

To protect sea turtles, summer flounder trawlers in waters off Virginia (south of Cape Charles) and North Carolina must use an approved Turtle Excluder Device (TED) installed in a TED extension (a cylinder of webbing in which the TED is installed), constr
Final Rule
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Effective
05/17/2002

Sea Turtle Handling and Resuscitation Requirements

Any sea turtle taken incidentally during the course of fishing or scientific research activities must be handled with due care to prevent injury, observed for activity, resuscitated if comatose or inactive, and returned to the water according to the proce
Final Rule
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Effective
12/01/2001

Recovery Plans for Leatherback Sea Turtle

NOAA Fisheries has issued separate recovery plans for leatherback sea turtles for the U.S. Pacific and the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico.
Notice
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National
Published
05/22/1998

Critical Habitat Designation for Leatherback Sea Turtles in Sandy Point, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determines critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in waters adjacent to Sandy Point Beach, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The action is being taken under Section 7 of the Endang
Final Rule
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National
Published
03/23/1979

Listing of Leatherback Sea Turtles Under the ESA

By notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on April 10, 1970 (35 FR 5961), notice was given that it was proposed to add a new Part 17 to Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations adding leatherback sea turtles to the endangered species list
Final Rule
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National
Published
06/03/1970