FOMB Cybrary

Endangered Species Act: Petitions & Related Documents

List of Endangered and Threatened Species
under the jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Region (Maine-Virginia)
- Candidate Species
  refers to (1) species that are the subject of a petition to list and for which we have determined that listing may be warranted, pursuant to section 4(b)(3)(A), and (2) species that are not the subject of a petition but for which NOAA Fisheries Service has announced the initiation of a status review in the Federal Register.
- Species of Concern
  are those species about which NOAA Fisheries Service has concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The goal is to promote proactive conservation efforts for these species in order to preclude the need to list them in the future.
American Eel
- Petition to list the American Eel as an Endangered Species (web page)
  Doug Watts and Timothy Watts (11/12/04)
- Federal Register Notice: 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the American Eel as Threatened or Endangered (pdf; file size: 106 KB)
  Federal Register: Vol. 70, No. 128 (7/6/05)
- Federal Register Notice: 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the American Eel as Threatened or Endangered (pdf; file size: 1.6 MB)
  Federal Register: Vol. 72, No. 22 (2/2/07)
Atlantic Salmon
- Atlantic Salmon Recovery Program (link to web site)
  NOAA Fisheries Service
- 2005 Advocacy
  - ATS 2015: Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission’s 10-Year Strategic Plan (pdf; file size: 247 KB)
    In November 2004, the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission began a strategic planning process to chart a course of action over the next 10 years to support the statewide recovery and restoration of Atlantic salmon.
    11/29/2005
  - Petition to list the Kennebec River Population of Anadromous Atlantic Salmon as an Endangered Species (pdf; file size: 338 KB)
    Doug Watts, Timothy Watts, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, Maine Toxics Action Coalition (5/5/05)
    Press Release
- 2006 Advocacy
  - Status Review for Andadromous Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in the United States. (pdf; file size: 2.8 MB)
    Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Atlantic Salmon Biological Review Team
    C. Fay, M. Barton, S. Craig, A. Hecht, J. Pruden, R. Saunders, T. Sheehan, and J. Trial
    July 2006
  - Federal Register Notice: Notice of Availability of the Status Review for Atlantic Salmon in the United States (pdf)
    Good summary of Status Review, above
    Federal Register: Vol. 71, No. 184 (9/22/06)
  - Federal Register Notice: 90-Day Finding for Petition to List the Kennebec River Population of Anadromous Atlantic Salmon as Part of the Endangered Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (pdf)
    Federal Register: Vol. 71, No. 219 (11/14/06)
- 2008 Advocacy
  - Notice of intention to sue National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to act on the petition to list the Atlantic Salmon as endangered within the time required by the Endangered Species Act (pdf; file size 259 KB)
    On behalf of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Maine Toxics Action Coalition
    Feb 16,2008
    FOMB, CBD and Watts v. Gutierrez, Kempthorne - Complaint (pdf; file size 2.3 MB) Suit filed 2/12/2008
    Exhibit 1 of Complaint (pdf; file size 1.5 MB) Previous Notice of Intention To Sue from 2/16/2008
    Answer to FOMB et al v. Gutierrez, Kempthorne - Complaint (7/22/2008) (pdf; file size 23 KB)
  - Federal Register Notice: Proposed Endangered Status for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (pdf, 135 KB)
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior
    ACTION: Proposed rule; 12 month petition finding; request for comments.
    Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 171(9/3/08)
  - Federal Register Notice: Proposed Critical Habitat for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (pdf, 3.3 MB)
    (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
    ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
    Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 173(9/5/08)
  - Comments on Proposed Endangered Status & Proposed Critical Habitat for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon. (pdf, 1 MB)
    Submitted 12/1/08 by Friends of Merrymeeting Bay on behalf of :
    Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, Friends of Sebago Lake, Forest Ecology Network, Center for Biological Diversity, RESTORE: The North Woods, Penobscot Bay Watch & Endangered Species Coalition
- 2009 Advocacy
  - Critical Habitat with Impassable Falls(pdf file 605 KB)
    Map prepared by:
    NOAA, NMFS
    Tara Trinko
    May 10, 2009
  - Federal Agencies Protect More Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon to Recover Imperiled Stocks (pdf file 24 KB)
    NOAA & USFWS Press Release announcing listing
    June 15, 2009
  - Citizen Salmon Petition & Lawsuit Successful! (pdf file 16 KB)
    FOMB Press Release on listing
    June 16, 2009
  - Atlantic Salmon Endangered Species Listing-Final Rule (pdf file 407 KB)
    Federal Register
    June 19, 2009
  - Atlantic Salmon Critical Habitat Final Rule (pdf file 842 KB)
    Federal Register
    June 19, 2009
  - Biological valuation of Atlantic salmon habitat within the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (pdf file 1.5 MB)
    NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service
    Northeast Regional Office
    2009
- Advocacy Continuing From 2010
Press Releases and Coverage

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