NOAA Fisheries Seeking Information on the Status of While Marlin

NOAA Fisheries Seeking Information on the Status of While Marlin

NOAA Fisheries has initiated a status review for Atlantic white marlin. To support this status review, NOAA is soliciting information relevant to the status of and threats to the species, including, but not limited to:

1) historical and current abundance and distribution;
2) potential factors for the species’ decline;
3) rates of capture and release of the species from both recreational and commercial fisheries;
4) post-release mortality;
5) life history information (size/age at maturity, growth rates, fecundity, reproductive rate/success, etc.);
6) morphological and molecular information to assist in determining taxonomy of this species and congeners;
7) threats to the species; and
8) any ongoing conservation efforts for the species.

Information regarding the status of and threats to the Atlantic white marlin must be received by February 20, 2007. Send to Wh**************@**aa.gov.

For more information, read the Federal Register notice or contact St**************@**aa.gov.

NOAA Fisheries Seeking Information on the Status of While Marlin

NOAA Fisheries has initiated a status review for Atlantic white marlin. To support this status review, NOAA is soliciting information relevant to the status of and threats to the species, including, but not limited to:

1) historical and current abundance and distribution;
2) potential factors for the species’ decline;
3) rates of capture and release of the species from both recreational and commercial fisheries;
4) post-release mortality;
5) life history information (size/age at maturity, growth rates, fecundity, reproductive rate/success, etc.);
6) morphological and molecular information to assist in determining taxonomy of this species and congeners;
7) threats to the species; and
8) any ongoing conservation efforts for the species.

Information regarding the status of and threats to the Atlantic white marlin must be received by February 20, 2007. Send to Wh**************@**aa.gov.

For more information, read the Federal Register notice or contact St**************@**aa.gov.