International trade · 23/04/2010

NMFS Receives Petition to Revise Regulations for Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that it is soliciting public comments on a petition from the Pribilof Island Community of St. George Island, Traditional Council, to revise regulations governing the subsistence taking of northern fur seals, allowing residents of St. George Island to hunt male fur seal pups during the fall season.