NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; INITIATION OF 5-YEAR REVIEWS FOR SIX FOREIGN ELASMOBRANCH SPECIES

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews for Six Foreign Elasmobranch Species.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 17 by Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS announces the initiation of 5-year reviews of six foreign elasmobranch species: Argentine angelshark ( Squatina argentina), spiny angelshark ( S. guggenheim), narrownose smoothhound shark ( Mustelus schmitti), striped smoothhound shark ( M. fasciatus), common guitarfish ( Rhinobatos rhinobatos), and blackchin guitarfish ( R. cemciculus). The Endangered Species Act (...