All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
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
06/13/2024
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Delaware River Atlantic Sturgeon Population as an Endangered Distinct Population Segment
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Delaware River Atlantic Sturgeon Population as an Endangered Distinct Population Segment
Published
05/31/2024
Petition to List Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
Petition to list Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon as threatened or endangered received by NOAA Fisheries
Comments Close
07/23/2024
Proposed Protective Regulations for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Proposed Protective Regulations for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Comments Close
07/15/2024
Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Non-U.S. DPS of Smalltooth Sawfish
Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Non-U.S. Distinct Population Segment of Smalltooth Sawfish
Comments Close
07/08/2024
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Effective
05/06/2024
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation
Effective
05/06/2024
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Whitespotted Eagle Ray
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Whitespotted Eagle Ray
Published
04/19/2024
Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Fisheries Research Conducted and Funded by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA) for the Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Conducted and Funded by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Published
04/19/2024
Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Western DPS of Steller Sea Lion
Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Western DPS of Steller Sea Lion
Published
04/17/2024