Comment from Ale Mansfield

Document ID: NOAA-NMFS-2011-0289-0003
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Received Date: November 09 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: December 21 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: November 2 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: February 3 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80f69029
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 90-Day Finding on Petition to List Alewife and Blueback Herring

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It is critical that these species be listed under ESA. Protection of river herring and river herring habitats can not be delayed. River herring populations are dangerously close to tipping point from which they will not be able to recover. As offshore fishing practices devastate adult populations and inshore habitat impairments seriously limit spawning potential, river herring are caught in a downward spiral. River herring are a foundation of the US's economy, ecology, and culture. Protect them before it is too late. Thank you.

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