Acipenser medirostris

  • Where listed: Southern DPS - See 50 CFR 223.102

Current Listing Status Summary

StatusDate ListedLead RegionWhere Listed
Threatened 06/06/2006 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Southern DPS - See 50 CFR 223.102
  • States/US Territories in which the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to or is believed to occur:  California
  • US Counties in which the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to occur:  Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area  ... Show All Refuges
  • Countries in which the the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to occur:  Canada

Federal Register Documents

Date
Citation Page
Title
07/23/201479 FR 42687 42696 Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Updates,and Corrections to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
04/04/200772 FR 16284 16286 Adding Four Marine Taxa to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Southern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn (Acropora palmata) corals, and the Southern Resident killer whale DPS (Orcinus orca)
04/07/200671 FR 17757 17766 NMFS:Threatened Status for Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon
11/15/199459 FR 58982 59028 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.

Recovery

No recovery information is available for the green sturgeon.

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