CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora DPS – Distinct Population Segment EEZ – U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ESA – Endangered Species Act

WildEarth Guardians hereby petitions the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NMFS, 1 to designate the sperm whale in the Gulf of Mexico as a “threatened ” or “endangered ” DPS under the ESA and designate appropriate critical habitat. Sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, are currently globally...

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Main Authors: Atmospheric Administration, The National Marine Fisheries Service, Nmfs National, Marine Fisheries Service, Usfws United, States Fish, Wildlife Service
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.307.2560
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/petitions/spermwhale_gom_dps.pdf
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Summary:WildEarth Guardians hereby petitions the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NMFS, 1 to designate the sperm whale in the Gulf of Mexico as a “threatened ” or “endangered ” DPS under the ESA and designate appropriate critical habitat. Sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, are currently globally listed as “endangered ” under the

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