What the proposal said, and what the decision did

No figure from the proposal has been checked against the decision on this fight yet. What the record does hold is the issues ledger below.

NOAA's received a permit application from an Arizona State University researcher to conduct scientific research involving six species of endangered and threatened sea turtles. The permit would allow Dr. Jesse Senko to 'take' these turtles, which under the ESA means interacting with them in ways that'd otherwise be prohibited, such as capturing or handling them for study. This affects all six federally protected sea turtle species found in U.S. waters.

In the agency’s own words

Notice is hereby given that Jesse Senko, Ph.D., Arizona State University, School of Ocean Futures, 777 E. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley (L. olivacea) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.

Federal Register 2026-06830 ↗

The groups on this fight

4 groups predicted likely to care in Arizona

Predicted likely to care is a guess from the group's sourced work in Arizona, with no link to this decision. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.

• Center for Biological Diversity

  Predicted likely to care · a guess

  Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona: Tucson-based litigant that in 2003 pressured BLM to order Grupo Mexico/Asarco to remove an illegal pipeline, powerline, and road crossing the monument near the Silver Bell mine.

• Grand Canyon Conservancy

  Predicted likely to care · a guess

  Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: A nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park.

• Grand Canyon Trust

  Predicted likely to care · a guess

  Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni National Monument, Arizona: Intervened in federal court to defend the monument designation against the Arizona Legislature's lawsuit.

• Sierra Club

  Predicted likely to care · a guess

  Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona: The Grand Canyon Chapter has been co-plaintiff with Western Watersheds Project in the monument grazing litigation, including the 2021 case that produced the 2024 restricted-grazing plan.

Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.

Who signs it

The notice names no signer PLAN could read. PLAN names a decision-maker only when the document names one.

The ground

The window has closed, so there’s no watch to set on it here.

The photograph on this page: An unpaved national forest road climbing through autumn aspens. It’s the country this decision sits in, not the site itself. More Than Just Parks.

In court on this ground

This fight isn’t bound to a land unit in PLAN’s record yet, so there are no court cases to show for its ground.

Who holds the vote

PLAN’s record doesn’t tie a member of Congress to this fight yet. The scorecard grades the votes and bills that decide public lands; nothing joins a vote or a bill to this decision, so there’s no member to name here without guessing.