Archive for the ‘National Marine Fisheries Service’ Category

15 Dec

What Does “significant portion of its range” REALLY Mean?

Posted by Hester Serebrin in Endangered Species Act, Fish & Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Well, evidently it’s not very straightforward. Which is why the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), along with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), published draft guidance in the Federal Register last Friday, providing interpretation of the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the Endangered Species Act’s definitions of “endangered species” and “threatened species.” [...]

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