California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Marine Management News

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 4, 2014

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Releases White Shark Status Review under the California Endangered Species Act

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released a full status review of the Northeast Pacific population of white shark under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

The review document is available online.

In completing the review, CDFW determined that the best scientific information available indicates the petitioned action is not warranted and recommends the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) not list the Northeast Pacific population of white shark as threatened or endangered under CESA.

At a future meeting, the Commission will make a final decision on whether or not to list the Northeast Pacific population of white shark as a threatened or endangered species under CESA.

Please check the Commission website or the CDFW white shark webpagefor more information.



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