NMFS Seeks Comments on ESA 5-Year Review for Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, Aug. 30 on the agency’s initiation of a 5-year review for the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.  The review will assess the best scientific and commercial data available to determine whether the species should be delisted or reclassified.