International trade · 28/04/2010

US Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Yelloweye and Canary Rockfish as Threatened, Bocaccio Rockfish as Endangered

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has made a final determination to list the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Distinct Population Segments of yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Distinct Population Segment of bocaccio rockfish as endangered, in an effort to protect these marine species.