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March 21, 2008 – After the National Marine Fisheries Service missed its deadline to issue a final determination on our petition, we filed a notice of intent to sue the agency.

December 20, 2007 – The Center filed a scientific petition with the Fisheries Service to list the ribbon seal under the Endangered Species Act due to threats to its habitat from global warming.

Photo by Captain Budd Christman, NOAA