FWS Lists Freshwater Mussels as Threatened
The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule listing the longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda) and round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda), freshwater mussels found in rivers and lakes in the Eastern U.S., as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The listing…
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includes a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit. New import and export restrictions set by the agency’s final rule take effect April 10.