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Endangered and Threatened Species - Threatened Status for Arctic, Okhotsk, and Baltic Subspecies of Ringed Seal and Endangered Status (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Species - Threatened Status for Arctic, Okhotsk, and Baltic Subspecies of Ringed Seal and Endangered Status (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



We, NMFS, issue a final determination to list the Arctic (Phoca hispida hispida), Okhotsk (Phoca hispida ochotensis), and Baltic (Phoca hispida botnica) subspecies of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) as threatened and the Ladoga (Phoca hispida ladogensis) subspecies of the ringed seal as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We will propose to designate critical habitat for the Arctic ringed seal in a future rulemaking. To assist us in this effort, we solicit information that may be relevant to the designation of critical habitat for Arctic ringed seals. In light of public comments and upon further review, we are withdrawing the proposed ESA section 4(d) protective regulations for threatened subspecies of the ringed seal because we have determined that such regulations are not necessary or advisable for the conservation of the Arctic, Okhotsk, or Baltic subspecies of the ringed seal at this time. Given their current population sizes, the long-term nature of the primary threat to these subspecies (habitat alteration stemming from climate change), and the existing protections under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, it is unlikely that the proposed protective regulations would provide appreciable conservation benefits.



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- The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Species - Threatened Status for Arctic, Okhotsk, and Baltic Subspecies of Ringed Seal and Endangered Status (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition)

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- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure