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)
- Comment Period Extended Through 05/18/2007
- 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)
- Correction of Sea Scallop Chain Mat Final Rule [pdf]
- 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)