Recent Regulations to Protect Marine Turtles

2008

• NMFS Implements Inspection Program in VA Pound Net Fishery [pdf]
  (73 FR 68348, November 18, 2008)
• Final Rule Regarding a Modified Sea Scallop Dredge to Protect Sea Turtles [pdf]
  (73 FR 18984, April 8, 2008)

2007

• Final Rule on Observer Requirement for Fisheries to Monitor Sea Turtle Bycatch [pdf]
  (72 FR 43176, August 3, 2007)
• Proposed Rule to Implement an Inspection Program in the Virginia Pound Net Fishery [pdf]
  (72 FR 9297, March 1, 2007)
• Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Possible Amendments to Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Regulations [pdf]
  (72 FR 7382, February 15, 2007)
  • Comment Period Extended Through 05/18/2007
    (72 FR 12749, March 19, 2007)
• Proposed Rule to Clarify the Process for Closing Drift Gillnet Fisheries to Protect Sea Turtles [pdf]
  (72 FR 4225, January 30, 2007)

2006

• Proposed Observer Requirement for Fisheries to Monitor Sea Turtle Bycatch to Monitor Sea Turtle Bycatch [pdf]
  (71 FR 76265, December 20, 2006)
• Sea Scallop Dredge Gear Modification final rule [pdf]
  (71 FR 50361, August 25, 2006)
  • Correction of Sea Scallop Chain Mat Final Rule [pdf]
    (71 FR 66466, November 15, 2006)
• Virginia Pound Net final rule [pdf]
  (71 FR 36024, June 23, 2006)

2005

• Sea Scallop Dredge Gear Modification proposed rule [pdf]
  (70 FR 30660, May 27, 2005)

2004

• Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery - Notice of decision on petition for emergency rulemaking [pdf]
  (69 FR 63498, November 2, 2004)
• Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Pelagic Longline final rule [pdf]
  (69 FR 40734, July 6, 2004)
• TED Double Cover Flap Modification final rule [pdf]
  (69 FR 31035, June 2, 2004)
• Virginia Pound Net final rule [pdf]
  (69 FR 24997, May 5, 2004)
• Western Pacific HMS Pelagic Longline final rule [pdf]
  (69 FR 17329, April 2, 2004)
• California Pelagic Longline final rule [pdf]
  (69 FR 11540, March 11, 2004)

2003

• California/Oregon Drift Gillnet final rule [pdf]
  (68 FR 69962, December 16, 2003)
• 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Northern and Florida Panhandle Loggerhead Sea Turtle Subpopulations as Endangered [pdf]
  (68 FR 53947, September 15, 2003)
• TED Opening final rule [pdf]
  (68 FR 8456, February 21, 2003)

2002

• Virginia/North Carolina Large Mesh Gillnet final rule [pdf]
  (67 FR 71895, December 3, 2002)
• Pamlico Sound Gillnet final rule [pdf]
  (67 FR 56931, September 6, 2002)