NMFS rejects Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 44 cold water corals off Alaska as threatened or endangered

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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:16 pm
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A federal agency has rejected a petition seeking to list 44 cold water corals off Alaska as threatened or endangered. An environmental group says..... http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/article_df34d43e-7561-11e2-8ce9-001a4bcf6878.html

Deckboss with official doc > http://deckboss.blogspot.com/2013/02/endangered-coral-nmfs-says-nope.html

NOAA Fisheries finds ESA listing of Alaska cold-water corals is not warranted. Find out why: 1.usa.gov/V4J5NA

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