Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Rulemaking to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon

9 organizations filed 9 public comments on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Rulemaking to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 6427d ago.

Abstract

We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), propose to designate critical habitat for the threatened Southern distinct population segment of North American green sturgeon (Southern DPS of green sturgeon) pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Specific areas proposed for designation include: coastal U.S. marine waters within 110 meters (m) depth from Monterey Bay, California (including Monterey Bay), north to Cape Flattery, Washington, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, to its United States boundary; the Sacramento River, lower Feather River, and lower Yuba River in California; the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun, San Pablo, and San Francisco bays in California; the lower Columbia River estuary; and certain coastal bays and estuaries in California (Humboldt Bay), Oregon (Coos Bay, Winchester Bay, and Yaquina Bay), and Washington (Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor). The areas proposed for designation comprise approximately 325 miles (524 km) of freshwater river habitat, 1,058 square miles (2,739 sq km) of estuarine habitat, 11,927 square miles (30,890 sq km) of marine habitat, and 136 square miles (352 sq km) of habitat within the Yolo and Sutter bypasses (Sacramento River, CA).

Commenters (9)

• Bay Planning Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Bay Planning Coalition on 0648-AX04trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• California Farm Bureau Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Center for Biological Diversity

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pacific Merchant Shipping Association on 0648-AX04trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• San Francisco Districtunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• South Yuba River Citizens Leaguetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• West Coast Seafood Processors Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%