The National Marine Fisheries Service division of the National Oceanic Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week listed five species of sawfish as endangered, thus receiving protection under the Endangered Species Act. In September, 2010, the WildEarth Guardians submitted a petition requesting that six sawfish species be listed as endangered: knifetooth, narrow, or pointed sawfish; dwarf […]
Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, fish, Fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Sawfish
In response to a petition submitted by WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced a final determination to list the Central and Southwest (SW) Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and the Indo-West Pacific DPS of scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The […]
Endangered Species, fish, Fishing, Hammerhead Shark, NMFS, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) released yesterday its latest Wildlife Species Assessments. Included in the list are recommendations for several saltwater fish species, including increased protection for Atlantic cod, American Plaice, deep water redfish and Acadian redfish under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The COSEWIC recommendations include: Atlantic cod […]
Canada, Cobia, Cod, Endangered Species, fish, Fishing, Species At Risk Act (SARA)
Based on a twelve-month study and review of petitions and documents, the National Marine Fisheries Service has declined to list the northern pacific population of white sharks as an endangered or threatened species. Responding to a petition filed by WildEarth Guardians on June 20, 2012, NMFS found the northeastern Pacific population of white sharks to […]
California, Endangered Species, fish, Fishing, Great White Shark, National Marine Fisheries Service