FWS Proposes New Import, Export Restrictions for Amur Sturgeon
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii), a fish species from the Amur River basin in Russia and China, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, it said in a proposed…
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rule released Aug. 24. The species is already listed in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Appendix II. If the rule is finalized, it will result in prohibitions on the import and export of the Amur sturgeon without obtaining FWS permits. Comments are due Oct. 25.