Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding for a Petition To List the Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus oxyrhinchus) in the United States as Endangered or Threatened

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively the ``Services'') announce a 90-day finding for a petition to add the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus oxyrhinchus), where it continues to exist in the United States, to the List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife and to designate critical habitat. The Services find that the petition presents substantial information indicating that the petitioned action to list Atlantic sturgeon may be warranted. The Services are now initiating a status review to determine whether listing of the Atlantic sturgeon in its North American range, including Atlantic Canada, is warranted, and to prepare a 12-month finding. To assure that the review is comprehensive, the Services are soliciting information and data on this species.