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Sawfish Implementation Team

Listing History

1991 - Smalltooth and largetooth sawfish added to the species candidate list.
1997 - Removed from candidate species list.
1999 - June 23^rd, placed back on candidate species list.
1999 - Nov 30^th, Center for Marine Conservation (Ocean Conservancy) petitioned to list the North American populations of smalltooth and largetooth sawfish as endangered.
2000 - Mar 10^th, NMFS determined that the petition presented substantial information indicated that the listing was warranted for smalltooth not largetooth.
2000 - Mar 10^th, concurrently, NMFS initiated the smalltooth sawfish status review.
2000 - Dec, status review completed.
2001 - Apr 16^th, NMFS proposed to list the distinct population segment (DPS) of smalltooth sawfish in the U.S. as endangered.
2003 - Apr 1^st, finale rule: DPS of smalltooth sawfish in the U.S. listed as endangered.
2008 - Nov 20^th, Federal Register Notice For Smalltooth Sawfish Proposed Critical Habitat
2009 - Jan 13^th, Final Version of Smalltooth Sawfish Recovery Plan (NMFS/NOAA)