If this has been posted already I apologize. However there are only 3 comments on the page at the time of this post so the word needs to get out!
From ReefBuilders.com:
National Marine Fisheries Service requests Comments from public to ascertain a potential 4(d) ruling on threatened corals
Uh oh. It looks like someone is doing their job at the National Marine Fisheries Service. Do you remember the 20 species of corals that were listed as threatened in 2014? The agency stated today: “We are now considering whether there are protective regulations that are necessary and advisable for the conservation of these 20 recently listed corals.†And so the agency started to solicit comments in the next step to see if a 4(d) ruling on 20 corals it recently listed as threatened could be applied in the future.
Read more: National Marine Fisheries Service requests Comments from public to ascertain a potential 4(d) ruling on threatened corals
Responses to this request for information must be received by March 16, 2015.
To file a comment brief you can head on toward the link below:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=NOAA_FRDOC_0001-3274
Here is a PDF to help you prepare an effective comment to the regulation: http://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdf
Please get the word out! If the 4(d) ruling comes into play, we are ALL in trouble...
From ReefBuilders.com:
National Marine Fisheries Service requests Comments from public to ascertain a potential 4(d) ruling on threatened corals
Uh oh. It looks like someone is doing their job at the National Marine Fisheries Service. Do you remember the 20 species of corals that were listed as threatened in 2014? The agency stated today: “We are now considering whether there are protective regulations that are necessary and advisable for the conservation of these 20 recently listed corals.†And so the agency started to solicit comments in the next step to see if a 4(d) ruling on 20 corals it recently listed as threatened could be applied in the future.
Read more: National Marine Fisheries Service requests Comments from public to ascertain a potential 4(d) ruling on threatened corals
Responses to this request for information must be received by March 16, 2015.
To file a comment brief you can head on toward the link below:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=NOAA_FRDOC_0001-3274
Here is a PDF to help you prepare an effective comment to the regulation: http://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdf
Please get the word out! If the 4(d) ruling comes into play, we are ALL in trouble...