How was the public involved in the planning process?
A. On July 21,1997, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the draft recovery plan for the California freshwater shrimp for public comment. Comments were accepted through October 29, 1997. Seven letters were received, each containing varying numbers of comments. All comments were reviewed and are addressed in the final plan. Some comments received and incorporated into the recovery plan were those that provided evidence of shrimp in Olema Creek, detailed a more realistic approach to delisting, and suggested forming a recovery team to track progress of the shrimp.
