NMFS Corrects ESA Proposal for Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale Listing, Extends Public Comment Period

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has published a correction to its December 8, 2016, notice proposing to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). The correction extends the public comment period, which was initially set to close on January 30, 2017, to February 6, 2017.