Endangered Species Act Status Review Report: Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lohe, Adrienne ; Young, Chelsey ; Carlson, John ; Keller, Bryan ; Lowry, Dayv ; McCandless, Camilla ; DuBeck, Guy ; James, Kelsey ; Swimmer, Yonat ; Hutchinson, Melanie
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
• Description:
  This report was produced in response to a petition received from Defenders of Wildlife on January 25, 2021, to list the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Under the ESA, if a petition is found to present substantial scientific or commercial information that the petitioned action may be warranted, a status review shall be promptly commenced (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)).
• Keywords:
  • Endangered Species Act
  • Shortfin mako shark
  • Extinction risk analysis
  • Shortfin mako
  • Office of Protected Resources
  • Isurus oxyrinchus
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/47613/noaa_47613_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.62 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:558624920afccc557d93b6306832a1328809fa1f1081e803e159e498fc688086