International trade · 12/08/2013

US Fish and Wildlife Service Decides Not to List Alewife and Blueback Herring as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has completed a comprehensive review of the status of river herring, following a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and has determined that listing the species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is not warranted at this time.