Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-06

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781793312150

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council, we, the NMFS, issue a final determination to list the Main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) distinct population segment (DPS) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We intend to consider critical habitat for this DPS in a separate rulemaking. The effect of this action will be to implement the protective features of the ESA to conserve and recover this species. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) Under the Endangered Species Act
Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) Under the Endangered Species Act

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Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13:

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"This document is a compilation of the best available scientific and commercial information and a description of past, present, and likely future threats to the insular population of Hawaiian false killer whales. It does not represent a decision by NMFS on whether this population should be proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA. That decision will be made by NMFS after reviewing this document, other relevant biological and threat information not included herein, efforts being made to protect the species, and all relevant laws, regulations, and policies. The decision will be posted on the NMFS Web site (refer to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/) and announced in the Federal Register"--Introduction.

Endangered Or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Endangered Or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-10

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781793869234

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 On January 25, 2013, we, NMFS, received a petition submitted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation to remove the exclusion of captive animals from the endangered species listing of Southern Resident killer whale DPS, as well as, recognize the captive killer whale (Orcinus orca) "Lolita" as a protected member of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment (DPS). We completed a status review and published a proposed rule, and we are now amending the regulatory language of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of the DPS by removing the exclusion for captive members of the population. We have further determined that Lolita, a female killer whale captured from the Southern Resident killer whale population in 1970 who resides at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, Florida, is not excluded from the Southern Resident killer whale DPS due to her captive status. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Endangered and Threatened Species - Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whale (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Endangered and Threatened Species - Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whale (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781792989384

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Species - Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whale (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final rule designating critical habitat for the Southern Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) distinct population segment (DPS). Three specific areas are designated, (1) the Summer Core Area in Haro Strait and waters around the San Juan Islands; (2) Puget Sound; and (3) the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which comprise approximately 2,560 square miles (6,630 sq km) of marine habitat. We considered the economic impacts and impacts to national security, and concluded the benefits of exclusion of 18 military sites, comprising approximately 112 square miles (291 sq km), outweighed the benefits of inclusion because of national security impacts. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Species - Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whale (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Endangered and Threatened Species - Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Endangered and Threatened Species - Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781793007339

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered And Threatened Species - Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, NMFS, issue a final determination to list a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in Cook Inlet, Alaska, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). Following completion of a Status Review of this DPS (the Cook Inlet beluga whale) under the ESA, we published a proposed rule to list this DPS as an endangered species on April 20, 2007. We subsequently extended the date for final determination on the proposed action by 6 months, until October 20, 2008, as provided for by the ESA. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered And Threatened Species - Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Endangered and Threatened Species - Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whale, Megaptera Novaeangliae (Us National Oceanic a
Endangered and Threatened Species - Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whale, Megaptera Novaeangliae (Us National Oceanic a

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-12

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781793958945

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Species - Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, NMFS, issue a final determination to revise the listing status of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We divide the globally listed endangered species into 14 distinct population segments (DPS), remove the current species-level listing, and in its place list four DPSs as endangered and one DPS as threatened. Based on their current statuses, the remaining nine DPSs do not warrant listing. At this time, we find that critical habitat is not determinable for the three listed DPSs that occur in U.S. waters (Western North Pacific, Mexico, Central America); we will consider designating critical habitat for these three DPSs in a separate rulemaking. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Species - Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters
Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters

Author: Amanda L. Bradford

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 29

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Three populations of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) have been identified in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone of the Hawaiian Archipelago (Hawaiian EEZ): 1) a main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular population, 2) a pelagic population, and 3) a Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) population. Spatially-explicit stock boundaries are needed to assess and manage each population. New data, primarily satellite telemetry data, were collected that indicate the existing stock boundaries should be refined. These data were used by the False Killer Whale Stock Boundary Revision Working Group to establish revised, scientifically-defensible stock boundaries that appropriately reflect uncertainty and are robust to routine inputs from ongoing data collection. For each stock, several stock boundary options were identified by the Working Group and reviewed by the Pacific Scientific Review Group before the revised stock boundaries were finalized. The MHI insular stock boundary was changed from a uniform 140-km radius around the MHI to a minimum convex polygon bounded around a 72-km radius of the MHI, resulting in a boundary shape that reflects greater offshore use in the leeward portion of the MHI. While the wide-ranging pelagic stock continues to be assessed within the Hawaiian EEZ, the inner stock boundary was reduced from a 40-km to an 11-km radius around the MHI, a result of individuals occurring closer to shore than previously observed. The NWHI stock boundary largely remained the area of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument extended to include a 50-nmi radius around KauaŹ»i, although 2 vertices were removed to widen the eastern portion, accounting for movement outside of the existing boundary. The following report summarizes the stock boundary revision process for the 3 false killer populations. Additionally, because the stock boundary placement affects the line-transect abundance estimates of the pelagic and NWHI stocks and the proration of false killer whale bycatch, the report also provides updated abundance estimates for pelagic and NWHI false killer whales and outlines a revised approach for bycatch proration. [doi:10.7289/V5DF6P6J (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5DF6P6J)]

Approach Regulations for Humpback Whales in Waters Surrounding Islands of Hawaii - Environmental Assessments - Availability, Etc. (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Approach Regulations for Humpback Whales in Waters Surrounding Islands of Hawaii - Environmental Assessments - Availability, Etc. (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-07

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781793342126

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Approach Regulations for Humpback Whales in Waters Surrounding Islands of Hawaii - Environmental Assessments - Availability, etc. (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 We, NMFS, are issuing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to prevent take by protecting humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the detrimental effects resulting from approach by humans within 200 nautical miles (370.4 km) of the islands of Hawaii. These regulations are necessary because existing regulations promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protecting humpback whales from approach in Hawaii will no longer be in effect upon the effective date of a final rule published elsewhere in today's issue of the Federal Register that separates humpback whales into 14 Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) and identifies the "Hawaii DPS" as neither endangered nor threatened. These MMPA regulations prohibit operating an aircraft within 1,000 feet (304.8 m) of a humpback whale, approaching within 100 yards (91.4 m) of a humpback whale by any means, causing a vessel, person or other object to approach within 100 yards (91.4 m) of a humpback whale, or approaching a humpback whale by interception (i.e., placing an aircraft, vessel, person, or other object in the path of a humpback whale so that the whale approaches within a restricted distance). The regulations also prohibit the disruption of normal behavior or prior activity of a humpback whale by any act or omission. Certain vessels and activities are exempt from the prohibition. NMFS finds that there is good cause to waive public notice and comment prior to implementation of these regulations in order to avoid a gap in protections for the whales. However, we are requesting comments on the regulations and Environmental Assessment; NMFS will subsequently publish a final rule with responses to comments and any revisions, if appropriate. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Approach Regulations for Humpback Whales in Waters Surrounding Islands of Hawaii - Environmental Assessments - Availability, etc. (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure