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Location: Pinellas Point | East Coast - NOAA Fisheries Announces White Marlin ESA Biological Review Results
An assessment of the health of white marlin populations indicate that the species is not in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range, nor is it likely to become so in the foreseeable future. NOAA Fisheries' White Marlin Biological Review Team have analyzed the best scientific and commercial data available and have concluded that Atlantic white marlin does not meet the ESA definition of an endangered or threatened species and that the listing of Atlantic white marlin under the ESA is not warranted. A copy of the status review document is available at: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov.
A number of conservation measures have been implemented in recent years to improve white marlin conservation, including the required use of circle hooks in Atlantic billfish tournaments.
For additional information, please contact Stephania.Bolden@noaa.gov, phone (727) 824-5312 or Marta.Nammack@noaa.gov, phone (301) 713-1401.
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