Notification of Receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking to Implement the Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act for Swordfish Imports

24 organizations filed 17,616 public comments on Notification of Receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking to Implement the Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act for Swordfish Imports, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 6336d ago.

Abstract

NMFS announces receipt of a petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act. Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network, nongovernmental organizations, have petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce and other relevant Departments to initiate rulemaking to ban importation of commercial fish or products from fish that have been caught with commercial fishing technology that results in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals in excess of United States standards.

Commenters (24)

• Center for Biological Diversity

  17,590 filings · confidence 97%
• Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN)trade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 97%
• Wild Dolphin Foundationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Academy of Art Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of Biology Teacherstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Brighter Way Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Brown Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Endangered Habitats Leaguetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Fairfax Town Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Green Turtles Technologiesunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayneunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Iris Herbal LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Johns Hopkins Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Kronus Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• March Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Fisheries Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New York Turtle Tortoise Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Rider Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Shark Research Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• South Carolina Seafood Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Living Cosmos Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Turtle Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• University of Floridaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Michiganunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%