# Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Rule to Remove the Caribbean Monk Seal From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2008-10-28 · Effective 2008-10-28 · 73 FR 63901
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-25704
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Region:** caribbean
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 63901
- **Publication date:** 2008-10-28
- **Effective date:** 2008-10-28
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 080320453-8705-01
## Abstract

We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), publish this final rule to remove the Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) from the list of endangered marine and anadromous species at 50 CFR 224.101 due to extinction of the species. We have reviewed the status of this species and determined that removal of the protections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the Caribbean monk seal is warranted. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) concurred with our recommendation to delist this species in a letter dated October 17, 2008.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/10/28/E8-25704/endangered-and-threatened-species-final-rule-to-remove-the-caribbean-monk-seal-from-the-federal-list)
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