NMFS Announces 12-Month Finding on Petitions to List Pinto Abalone Under ESA

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has completed a comprehensive review of the pinto abalone species and determined that it does not meet the criteria for listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The species will remain on the NMFS Species of Concern list, with a revision to apply the status throughout its range from Alaska to Mexico.