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Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Arctic, Okhotsk, Baltic, and Ladoga Subspecies of the Ringed Seal

Overview

Description
Initiation of a 5-Year Review
Authority
Endangered Species Act
Action Status
Notice
Published
01/15/2021
Affected Species

Summary

NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to conduct a 5-year review of the threatened Arctic (Pusa hispida hispida), Okhotsk (Pusa hispida ochotensis), Baltic (Pusa hispida botanica), and endangered Ladoga (Pusa hispida ladogensis) subspecies of the ringed seal. NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that listing classifications of species are accurate. The 5-year review must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We request submission of any such information on these ringed seal subspecies, particularly information on their status, threats, and recovery, that has become available since their listing on December 28, 2012 (77 FR 76706).

Last updated by Alaska Regional Office on 02/29/2024

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