NMFS to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Endangered Status for Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will hold two public hearings in Maine in November 2008 to gather feedback on a proposal to list the Gulf of Maine (GOM) Atlantic salmon distinct population segment (DPS) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and designate critical habitat for the GOM DPS of Atlantic salmon.