Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 29/09/1995

Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Threatened Status for a Distinct Population Segment of Anadromous Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in Seven Maine Rivers

The NMFS and the FWS (collectively, the Services) have completed a status review of U.S. Atlantic salmon populations and identified a distinct population segment (DPS) in seven Maine rivers. Atlantic salmon in these rivers are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future and therefore are being proposed for listing as threatened pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). This proposed rule includes joint regulations which apply all prohibitions of 50 CFR 17.31 to the DPS, but allows exceptions for incidental take under sections 4(d) and 10 of the Act. The special rule allows for a state plan, approved by the Services, to define the manner in which certain activities could be conducted without violating the Act. If this proposed listing is finalized, the protective measures of the Act will extend to the Atlantic salmon in the seven rivers, and a recovery plan will be prepared and implemented.