River Herring Endangered Species Listing and Requests for Emergency Action

Letter to NMFS with information pertinent to the river herring Status Review being undertaken by the agency, and a request for a full and independent review.
January 27, 2012
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Letter urging NMFS to make a positive 90-day determination on a petition to list alewife and blueback herring as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act
October 25, 2011
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NEFMC letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce regarding bycatch in small mesh fishery
June 26, 2009
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Letter from commercial fishing, recreational fishing and environmental organizations regarding river herring bycatch.
June 17, 2009
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Letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce from ASMFC and MAFMC requesting Emergency Action
May 27, 2009
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