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Protected Resources Division
263 13th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 824-5312
Protected Resources Division
The Protected Resources Division is responsible for the conservation, protection, and recovery of marine mammals and endangered and threatened species. We implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Through policy, management, and public outreach, the Protected Resources Division strives to ensure the recovery and survival of protected marine species for future generations in the waters of the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Archives
- 12/08/2016
- NOAA Fisheries alerts boaters that right whales are migrating near the coast
- 09/14/2016
- NOAA sponsors eighth annual Right Whale Festival
- 05/11/2016
- Violence against dolphins in the Northern Gulf continues
- 01/26/2016
- NOAA expands critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales
- 11/09/2015
- NOAA Fisheries alerts boaters that right whales are migrating near the coast
- 07/17/2015
- NOAA law enforcement seeking tips on severly injured dolphin in John's Pass, FL
- 06/24/2015
- NOAA releases nearly 200 Florida loggerhead sea turtles into the wild
- 06/23/2015
- Defendant Sentenced in Endangered Species Case
- 03/20/2015
- Successful Conservation Efforts Along Florida, Pacific Coasts Recognized in Revised ESA Listing of the Green Sea Turtle
- 03/06/2015
- NOAA reminds beachgoers to be dolphin smart during spring break
- 02/19/2015
- Orange County Brothers Guilty of Killing Bottlenose Dolphin in Cow Bayou
- 02/19/2015
- NOAA proposes to expand critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
- 12/19/2014
- Tips lead to break in the case of a dolphin shot with a hunting arrow
- 12/09/2014
- NOAA seeks tips on dolphin killed with hunting arrow in Orange Beach, Alabama
- 11/21/2014
- NOAA seeks information on pregnant dolphin found dead on Miramar Beach, Florida
- 11/13/2014
- NOAA Fisheries alerts mariners, right whales are on the move
- 11/07/2014
- Sixth Annual Right Whale Festival Set for November 15
- 09/16/2014
- NOAA awards $2.7 million to rescue stranded marine mammals and investigate health problems
- 07/09/2014
- NOAA Releases 185 Florida loggerhead sea turtles into the wild
- 07/01/2014
- NOAA predicts below-average season for commercial harvest of brown shrimp in western Gulf of Mexico
- 11/19/2013
- NOAA unveils two new smartphone apps to help marine mammals
- 11/14/2013
- NOAA announces regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training and testing in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
- 11/13/2013
- NOAA Fisheries reminds boaters, right whales are on the move
- 11/13/2013
- NOAA Fisheries sponsors 5th annual right whale festival
- 06/21/2013
- NOAA releases 141 Florida loggerhead sea turtles into the wild
- 06/10/2013
- Wild dolphin conservation program welcomes two new participants on the West Coast of Florida
- 06/05/2013
- NOAA proposal extends rule reducing risk of whale ship strikes along U.S. East Coast
- 01/28/2013
- NOAA seeks comment on regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training and testing in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
- 11/30/2012
- NOAA proposes listing 66 reef-building coral species under the Endangered Species Act
- 11/27/2012
- New data prompts NOAA Fisheries to withdraw proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices in certain shrimp trawls
- 11/14/2012
- NOAA Fisheries alerts boaters, right whales are on the move
- 10/31/2012
- NOAA sponsors fourth annual right whale festival
- 10/18/2012
- NOAA encourages calls to report and monitor entangled, diseased dolphin in southwest Florida
- 09/25/2012
- NOAA seeks information on dead dolphin found on Elmer's Island, Louisiana
- 08/22/2012
- Humans feeding and interacting with wild dolphins leads to injuries and federal prosecutions in southeast U.S.
- 05/09/2012
- Public comment period begins for court ordered NOAA proposal designed to protect sea turtles from certain trawling activities
- 11/17/2011
- NOAA Fisheries Service to Sponsor International Marine Mammal Conference
- 11/14/2011
- NOAA sponsors third annual right whale festival
- 11/09/2011
- NOAA Fisheries Service advises mariners, right whales are on the move
- 09/22/2011
- Agencies partner to help save endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles
- 09/20/2011
- Bottlenose Dolphin Dies After Numerous Entanglements
- 09/16/2011
- NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revise loggerhead sea turtle listing Changes will help guide conservation efforts
- 07/06/2011
- Wild dolphin conservation program expands along Florida's west coast
- 06/24/2011
- NOAA steps up effort to address sea turtle mortality, seeks public input
- 03/29/2011
- NOAA Releases Marine Etiquette Video for Visitors to the U.S. Caribbean
- 12/31/2010
- NOAA and Partners Assist Entangled Right Whale off East Coast of Florida
- 12/03/2010
- Wild Dolphin Stewardship Program Welcomes New Florida Keys Tour Operator
- 11/24/2010
- NOAA Expedition Explores Previously Uncharted Deep-sea Coral Reefs off Florida
- 11/10/2010
- Heightened Mariner Awareness Requested During Right Whale Birthing Season
- 11/03/2010
- Wild Dolphin Conservation Program Expands along Florida's West Coast
- 11/03/2010
- Scientists Launch Investigation into Dolphin Strandings near Jacksonville, FL
- 08/18/2010
- Scientists Release the First Rescued, Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Back into the Gulf
- 07/08/2010
- Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill
- 11/30/2009
- First Annual Right Whale Festival in Jacksonville, FL
- 09/01/2009
- NOAA Increases Protection for Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Habitat
- 08/05/2009
- Florida Students Team With Federal, State Agencies To Study Coral Reefs
- 04/29/2009
- NOAA Announces Emergency Rule to Protect ‘Threatened’ Sea Turtles
- 03/11/2009
- “Don’t Feed Wild Dolphins” Says New Public Service Announcement Illegal feeding harms both animals and humans
- 03/10/2009
- Scientists Successfully Sedate Entangled Right Whale – A Worldwide First!
- 03/05/2009
- NOAA and Partners Recognize Newest Business to Join Dolphin SMART Program
- 02/12/2009
- Crews Work to Free Another Right Whale From Entangling Ropes Three Whales are Rescued, But Two Still Endangered
- 01/16/2009
- Agencies Issue Revised Recovery Plan for the Northwest Atlantic Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- 12/27/2008
- NOAA and Partners Attempt Disentanglement of Right Whale off Florida
- 11/12/2008
- NOAA Advises Mariners to Watch for Migrating Right Whales
- 10/28/2008
- NOAA Issues Stronger Protections for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals in Southeast United States
- 10/08/2008
- Ship Strike Reduction Rule Aims to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
- 08/25/2008
- NOAA Files Final Environmental Impact Statement on Ship Strike Reduction Measures Agency Seeks to Slow Ships to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
- 08/25/2008
- Final Environmental Impact Statement on Ship Strike Reduction Rule Is Filed (Media Advisory)
- 06/06/2008
- NOAA Confirms Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct
- 05/20/2008
- NOAA Honors Shrimp Fishermen for Pioneering Turtle-Saving and Fuel-Saving Gear
- 05/20/2008
- NOAA Honors U.S.-Mexico Program for Restoring Sea Turtles
- 04/10/2008
- NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Navy's Request for Marine Mammal Permit During New Ship Test
- 02/06/2008
- NOAA Proposes Critical Habitat for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
- 12/18/2007
- NOAA Seeks Greater Protections for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
- 11/13/2007
- Endangered Right Whales Headed South for Winter
- 08/17/2007
- NOAA Fisheries Service Releasing Sea Turtles into Christmas Bay, Texas
- 07/19/2007
- IMPORTANT SIGHTING OF MOTHER AND CALF RIGHT WHALES CONFIRMED OFF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
- 07/02/2007
- FEEDING AND HARASSING WILD DOLPHINS – A FEDERAL OFFENSE
- 06/29/2007
- NOAA RELEASES 120 FLORIDA LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES INTO THE WILD
- 06/25/2007
- NOAA Announces Rule to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales from Gillnet Entanglement in Southeast U.S.
- 06/18/2007
- NOAA, USCG PROVIDE COMMERCIAL MARINERS WITH FREE INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION
- 01/25/2007
- Right Whale Calf Dies off Jacksonville, Florida
- 11/16/2006
- NOAA Announces Emergency Rules to Protect Right Whales from Gillnet Entanglement
- 10/11/2006
- Dolphin deaths from recreational fishing gear are on the rise - NOAA Recommends "Best Practices" for Recreational Fishers
- 08/29/2006
- NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Comments on Smalltooth Sawfish Recovery Plan
- 08/22/2006
- NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final 2006 List of Fisheries
- 08/17/2006
- Coral Reef Restoration efforts follow ship grounding in Puerto Rico
- 08/03/2006
- NOAA Seeks Comment on Marine Mammal Incidental Harassment Request
- 06/23/2006
- NOAA Fisheries Service Service Asks Public to Protect Wild Dolphins
- 06/23/2006
- NOAA Proposes Regulations to Reduce Risk of Collisions Between Ships and Endangered Northern Right Whales
- 05/05/2006
- ELKHORN AND STAGHORN CORALS LISTED IN THREATENED STATUS
- 04/07/2006
- NOAA Seeks Comment for the Incidental Harassment of Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Mexico
- 02/28/2006
- NOAA and FWC Confirm Right Whales off Florida Gulf Coast Mariners asked to use caution and keep sharp lookout
- 01/23/2006
- NOAA Fisheries Service Service Asks Public to Protect Wild Dolphins
- 06/28/2004
- NOAA Fisheries Service Urge Boaters to Protect Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals during Fourth of July Busy Weekend
- 06/25/2004
- NOAA Fisheries Service Completes Annual Turtle Excluder Device Testing 160 Florida Sea Turtles Returned to the Wild
- 03/19/2004
- More than 60 Bottlenose Dolphins Die in Unusual Mortality Event in Florida: NOAA Fisheries Service Gets Preliminary Tests Results: Cause of Mortality Still A Mystery
- 01/26/2004
- NOAA Fisheries Service Reminds Boaters: Give Right Whales Wide Berth Federal Law Prohibits Approaching Endangered Right Whales Within 500 Yards
- 07/11/2003
- Dolphin Feeding and Harassment Is Harmful and Illegal: Boaters and Tourists Advised to Obey Law, Appreciate Dolphins From a Distance
- 07/03/2003
- NOAA Fisheries Service Completes Annual Turtle Excluder Device Testing 160 Florida Sea Turtles Returned to the Wild
- 04/03/2003
- NOAA TEDS RULE GOES INTO EFFECT For Most Shrimpers, New Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) Rules Mean Minor Modifications to Nets"
- 03/13/2003
- NOAA Fisheries Service Monitors Dolphin Dolphin Trapped in Freshwater May Need Assistance
- 02/21/2003
- NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Rules to Modify Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs)
- 09/23/2002
- NOAA Fisheries Service Restricts Gillnets off Georgia and Florida to Protect Whales
- 04/11/2002
- NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Comment on Proposed Seasonal Gillnet Restrictions to Protect Whales Off Georgia and Florida
- 03/18/2002
- NOAA Fisheries Service Takes Emergency Action to Protect Migrating Sea Turtles from Monkfish Gillnets off NC and VA
- 02/11/2002
- NOAA Fisheries Service' Marine Mammal Authorization Program Integrates with States' Fishery License Systems