North Pacific Patrol Reports Potential Shark-Fin Violations
A completed multinational patrol reported potential shark-fin, protected-species and catch-reporting violations, with cases sent for flag-state review.
NOAA Fisheries
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Endangered Species Act overhaul changes future wildlife protections
Three finalized federal rules change future threatened-species protections, critical-habitat exclusions and how regulators interpret habitat-related harm.
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U.S. finalizes new Endangered Species Act rules for threatened species and critical habitat
The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized two Endangered Species Act revisions that will change protections for future threatened-species listings and the process for excluding land from critical habitat.
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Federal agencies finalize Endangered Species Act rule changes, removing regulatory definition of “harm”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries finalized nationwide revisions to regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act, including removal of the regulatory definition of “harm.”