International trade · 12/12/2014

US Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Five Species of Sawfish as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

The National Marine Fisheries Service has finalized the listing of five species of sawfish, including the narrow sawfish, dwarf sawfish, largetooth sawfish, green sawfish, and smalltooth sawfish, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, due to conservation efforts and the lack of critical habitat within US jurisdiction.