Shared authority under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act between the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries ServiceAugust 17th, 2018
FiledAugust 17th, 2018This Agreement describes the approach that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (the Services) will use for implementing their shared authority under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA). The principles and processes described in this document for managing this shared authority are intended to guide the Services in achieving the following goals of collaborative FWCA implementation: