Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a 5-Year Review of the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior.

Notice; request for information.

NMFS and USFWS announce the initiation of a 5-year review of the endangered Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar). The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires us to conduct a review of listed species at least once every 5 years to determine whether a species should be removed from the list ( i.e., delisted), reclassified from an endangered species to a threatened species ( i.e., downlisted), or reclassified from a threatened species to an endangered species ( i.e., uplisted). The determination must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. Therefore, we request relevant information ( e.g., biology, threats, and conservation efforts) that has become available since our previous review of the species.

To allow us adequate time to conduct the 5-year review, we must receive your information no later than July 21, 2025. While we accept new information about any listed species at any time, information received after the date stated above may not be considered for the purposes of this review.

Submit your information electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA-NMFS-2025-0043 in the Search box. Click on the “Comment” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.

Instructions: We may not consider comments or other information if sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the date stated above. All comments and information received are a part of the public record, and we will post the comments for public viewing on https://www.regulations.gov. All personal identifying information ( e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. We will accept anonymous comments (enter “N/A” in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).