List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order (SI/2019-13)
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List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
SI/2019-13
Registration 2019-03-20
List of Wildlife Species at Risk (referral back to COSEWIC) Order
P.C. 2019-140 2019-02-28
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsections 27(1.1) and (1.2) of the Species at Risk ActFootnote a,
(a) refers the assessment of the status of the Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) Atlantic population back to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) for further consideration; and
(b) approves that the Minister of the Environment include in the public registry established under section 120 of that Act the statement that is attached as the annex to this Order and that sets out the reasons for the referral back to COSEWIC.
Return to footnote aS.C. 2002, c. 29
ANNEXStatement Setting Out the Reasons for Referring the Assessment of the Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) Atlantic Population Back to COSEWIC
The Shortfin Mako Atlantic population was assessed by COSEWIC as a species of special concern under the Species at Risk Act in April 2017. The Shortfin Mako is a low-productivity species compared with other shark species, and has an estimated generation time of approximately 25 years. A recent assessment, in autumn 2017, by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas presents new information and analysis that strongly indicate that the status of the Shortfin Mako in Canada is considerably less positive than COSEWIC’s assessment. COSEWIC has advised that, due to the new information that was not available at the time of the initial assessment of the status of the Shortfin Mako Atlantic population, this status now needs to be reassessed. In light of the need for consideration of this new information, the assessment of this species is referred back to COSEWIC for further consideration.
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