Handel i gospodarka · 10/12/2010

NMFS Proposes Threatened Status for Bearded Seal Subspecies and DPSs

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has completed a comprehensive review of the bearded seal under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and proposes to list two subspecies, the Beringia DPS and the Okhotsk DPS, as threatened, while the other subspecies, E. b. barbatus, is not considered endangered. The proposed rule will be in effect for 12 months, during which time the public can provide comments.