Comment on FR Doc # E8-04231

Document ID: NOAA-NMFS-2008-0136-0004
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Received Date: April 05 2008, at 07:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: June 30 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: March 5 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: May 5 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8044887d
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-day Finding for a Petition to Reclassify the Loggerhead Turtle in the Western North Atlantic Ocean

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Please reclassify loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the western North Atlantic Ocean as a Distinct Population Segment (DPS) with endangered status. As I understand it their numbers are decreasing due to habitat disruption and drowning due to fishing. Some plants and animals become extinct as a result of natural processes. In this case though, the loggerheads are in a man made predicament and as a result should be granted at least this level of protection to increase the chances of their long-term survival. Thank you! Mike Horan

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Comment on FR Doc # E8-04231
Public Submission Posted: 06/30/2008 ID: NOAA-NMFS-2008-0136-0003