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3 Aug 2016, 7:27 am
In the past few weeks, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. [read post]
19 May 2010, 2:59 am
Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and the National Park Service said all the "robust" monitoring and testing they are doing would be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).An estimated federal 600 sea life experts, many with PhDs and other advanced degrees, are in the Gulf working with the states and college marine centers.Together they are trying to determine the impact of the oil still leaking a mile below the ocean… [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 11:11 am
On January 21, 2010, Amendment 16 was upheld on administrative review by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the U.S. [read post]
14 Mar 2021, 9:00 am
Fish and Wildlife service (“FWS”) and National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, the “Services”) fall within this deliberative process privilege exemption. [read post]
18 Jul 2008, 12:50 am
" BACKGROUND: On April 20, 2006, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) and Defendant D. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 6:36 pm
On February 10, 2010, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced its determination that a Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) petition (PDF 6 MB) to list 83 species of stony coral as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act “presents substantial information indicating that [listing] might be warranted for 82 of the 83 subject species. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 10:25 am
The National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed (pdf) revising the current critical habitat for the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by extending the current designation in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands out to the 500-meter depth contour, including Sand Island at Midway Islands; and by designating six new areas in the main Hawaiian Islands, including Kaula Island, Niihau,… [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 2:27 pm
In a settlement agreement (pdf) filed in federal court on July 5, 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) agreed to issue a final rule by November 15, 2011, likely revising the critical habitat for the endangered leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) to include waters off the U.S. [read post]
5 May 2015, 5:41 pm
Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the wildlife agencies) issued a final rule amending the regulations governing consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in order to codify the practice of using surrogates to express the amount of extent of anticipated take in an incidental take statement issued concomitant with a biological opinion. [read post]
12 Aug 2019, 9:46 am
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, Services) published proposals to revise several Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementing regulations, the agencies have announced that the final versions of the rules are ready for publication in the Federal Register. [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 1:10 pm
In response to a petition to list the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Upper Klamath and Trinity Rivers Basin as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a finding (pdf) that "the petition presents substantial scientific information indicating the petitioned actions may be warranted. [read post]
4 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service opened another 5,130 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing yesterday. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 8:55 am
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a 279-page memorandum decision (pdf) on cross-motions for summary judgment in consolidated cases involving challenges to the June 4, 2009 biological opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the effects of continued operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project in California on five listed fish species. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 9:36 am
On November 17, 2011, we filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in the state of Washington on behalf of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and several individuals challenging a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to exclude the captive members of killer whales (orcas) from the population that has been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 8:31 am
On January 5, 2010, the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") issued a proposed rule designating 70,600 square miles of critical habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) along the West Coast, covering portions of Washington, Oregon, and California. [read post]
28 Jun 2016, 10:47 pm
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released draft revisions to their joint Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook (Handbook). [read post]
1 May 2013, 2:17 pm
The 176-page prepublication report (available free with a one-time registration) discusses how,[t]he US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are responsible for protecting species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and for protecting habitats that are critical for their survival. [read post]
20 Mar 2014, 10:02 pm
The “Nine Dirty U.S Fisheries” (based on data published by the National Marine Fisheries Service) are: Southeast Snapper-Grouper Long line Fishery (66 percent discarded) – More than 400,000 sharks were captured and discarded in one year. [read post]
9 Jan 2017, 3:02 pm
On January 5, 2017, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published notice of the availability of the final Recovery Plan for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas). [read post]
3 Dec 2014, 1:51 pm
Image courtesy of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory/NOAA On December 3, 2014, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published its proposed rule designating critical habitat for the threatened Arctic Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida hispida). [read post]
