International trade · 21/03/2012

NMFS Announces 5-Year Review for North Atlantic and North Pacific Right Whales

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is initiating a 5-year review of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, to assess their conservation status based on the most recent scientific and commercial data available.