Description: NMFS is developing a recovery plan specific to the ESA-listed Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) of humpback whales. The recovery plan will consist of three separate documents: (1) the Species Status Review, which will review the biology, ecology, and threats to the species; (2) the Recovery Plan, which will include objective and measurable recovery criteria, a description of site-specific management actions necessary to conserve the species, and estimates of time and costs required to achieve the plan's goals; and (3) the Recovery Implementation Strategy, which which will include the tepped-down recovery activities as well as estimates of time and costs required to achieve the plan's goals.
ID: ID451 Info. Type: ISI
Start date of Peer Review: 1/10/2022
Estimated Initial Dissemination Date: 3/10/2023
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Contact Person: Carl Rhodes Get contact information
Review Type: Individual Letters
Expected Number of Peer Reviewers: 2-4
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? Partially.
How: The Recovery Status Review document will not be available for public comment, however the Recovery Plan and Implementation Strategy will be available for public
comment.
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: Marine mammal biology, ecology, conservation, fisheries interactions, contaminants, and species recovery.
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