Please see attached the comments from 18,798 Center for Biological Diversity supporters regarding listing the sunflower sea star as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Response to a Petition to List the Sunflower Sea Star Under the ESA
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Center for Biological Diversity filed 3 comments on this docket between Mar 2, 2022 and May 15, 2023. 9 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1170d ago.
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Please see the attached comment letter and related references, which are being submitted on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity to support a threatened or endangered listing for the sunflower sea star. We appreciate your attention to our comments and concerns.
Abstract
We, NMFS, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the listing. We find that the petition presents substantial scientific information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted. Therefore, we are initiating a status review of the species to determine whether listing under the ESA is warranted. To ensure this status review is comprehensive, we are soliciting scientific and commercial information regarding this species.
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See everyone who commented →- Center for Biological DiversityTHIS ORG3 filings · confidence 97%
- Alaska Fisheries Development Foundationtrade assoc.2 filings · confidence 85%
- Petersburg Vessel Owner's Associationtrade assoc.2 filings · confidence 85%
- Southeast Alaska Fishermen's Alliancetrade assoc.2 filings · confidence 85%
- Alaska Mariculture Alliancetrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Alaska Marine Conservation Counciltrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Pacific Seafood Processors Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Purse Seine Vessel Owners Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Fisheries Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%