Regulation & law · 16/10/1996

NMFS Decides Not to Remove Shortnose Sturgeon from Endangered List in Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has determined that the shortnose sturgeon in the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers in Maine does not meet the criteria for removal from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife at this time, citing inadequate regulatory mechanisms and insufficient population data.