Sentences with phrase «habitat designation for»

NOAA will be accepting public comments on the proposed critical habitat designation for the ringed seals for 90 days, until 3 March 2015.

Not exact matches

The priority habitat designation program allows the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game's Fisheries and Wildlife Division to review projects in environmentally sensitive areas and make recommendations for landowners to avoid impacts to these vulnerable species.

Federal agencies are weighing in on how a new designation recently issued for the sturgeon habitat near Indian Point impacts the Westchester nuclear power plant that is set to close by 2021.

And for little if any gain: The study concludes that critical habitat designation does not correlate with better data on the habitat or improved measures to preserve it.

A «critical habitat» designation, which is what the group is seeking for the big cats, would not halt development, rather it would mean denying any federal - level permits for landscape alteration — say, draining a wetland or filling in a riparian area — that would make the area less advantageous for the cats.

The listing could lead to further protections for areas where these corals live, perhaps earning them designation as «critical habitat.»

As the result of our settlement, in 2013, the Service proposed Endangered Species Act protection for the Mono Basin sage grouse, along with a proposed designation of 1,868,017 acres of critical habitat (at a point at which the population had declined by up to 70 percent).

The designation could increase the area of forest conserved within oil palm plantations provided it has high conservation significance, such as serving as habitat for endangered species like orangutans, Sumatran tigers, and rhinos.

In addition to conferring certain protections under the MMPA, a depleted designation for the Sakhalin - Amur beluga whale stock would encourage the United States and foreign governments, conservation organizations, the scientific community, and funding institutions to support research and conservation efforts to help recover these belugas and protect their habitat.

Represented farmers, ranchers and agricultural entities regarding the designation of critical habitat for the California Tiger Salamander;

He has recently been involved in matters raising a wide variety of EU law issues, including the implementation of the common agricultural policy; the compatibility with EU law of a residency requirement for entitlement to tuition fee support, a minimum price for alcohol, and plain - packaging for tobacco products; the designation of special areas of conservation under the Habitats Directive; and the compatibility of religious further education colleges with the Equal Treatment Directive.

Prepared final report for possibility of endangered species designation, determined suitable habitat for future conservation.

Finally, the Services adopted a final policy regarding the implementation of ESA Section 4 (b)(2) for exclusion of areas from critical habitat designation.