Description: The draft recovery plan incorporates the best available science on the giant manta ray to describe site-specific management actions necessary for the conservation and survival of the species (recovery actions), set objective, measurable criteria that, when met, will allow the species to be removed from the list of threatened and endangered species, and provide estimates of the time and funding required to achieve the plan's goals. Once finalized, the plan will be used to guide U.S. activities and to encourage international cooperation to promote the recovery of this endangered species.
ID: 484 Info. Type: ISI
Start date of Peer Review: 10/31/2024
Estimated Initial Dissemination Date: 12/31/2024
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Contact Person: Margaret Miller, NMFS Office of Protected Resources Get contact information
Review Type: Individual letters
Expected Number of Peer Reviewers: 3 or fewer
Peer Reviewers will be selected by: National Marine Fisheries Service
Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? No.
Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed?
How: The availability of the draft recovery plan will be published in the Federal Register and a public comment period will be provided prior to adoption of the final recovery plan. The draft recovery plan and supporting documents will be available on the agency website.
When: The draft recovery plan will be open to public comment for 60 days upon publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register. Peer review will occur simultaneously.
Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? No.
Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review: Giant manta ray biology, giant manta ray fisheries, assessments, targeted fisheries, fisheries bycatch, highly migratory species, conservation biology, species recovery
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