False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team: Meeting Summaries & Info
False Killer Whale Recovery Planning and Implementation
Planning Recovery Workshop Summary (PDF) & Website
July 2018
IUCN Red List Assessment
July 2018
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment
July 2014
NMFS “negligible impact determination” for false killer whales in the Hawai‘i longline fishery
November 2013
NMFS intent to prepare a Recovery Plan for main Hawaiian Islands false killer whales
November 2012
The main Hawaiian Islands insular population was listed as Endangered.
November 2012
NMFS Rule: Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan
October 2012
NMFS proposed listing of Hawaiian insular false killer whales as Endangered
February 2011
NMFS proposed listing of Hawaiian insular false killer whales as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
November 2010
National Marine Fisheries Service announced a proposal to list the Hawaii insular population of false killer whales as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
A copy of the Federal register notice can be downloaded here.
October 2010
Comments on the Management Plan Review of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
February 2010
Comments on the scope of the Take Reduction Team for false killer whales in Hawai‘i
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Comments on whether the insular stock of false killer whales in Hawai‘i should be listed under the Endangered Species Act
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September 2009
Comments on proposed changes to the Hawai‘i stock assessment report for false killer whales
October 2008
Comments on NMFS draft supplemental environmental impact statement regarding changing regulations of the Hawai’i long-line fishery for swordfish, in terms of implications for impacts on false killer whales in Hawai’i
October 2008