Good afternoon, NOAA Fisheries announces <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/initiation-5-year-review-sperm-whale> the initiation of a 5-year review for the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing classifications of species are accurate. The 5-year review must be based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We request submission of any such information on the sperm whale, particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of the species that has become available since its last status review in 2015. The Notice of Initiation <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/27/2021-11190/endangered-and-threatened-species-notice-of-initiation-of-a-5-year-review-of-the-sperm-whale> was published on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Please submit any information by July 26, 2021 at the following link: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NOAA-NMFS-2021-0041-0001 Thank you, Laura Ingulsrud -- *Laura Ingulsrud* *(she/her/hers)* 2021 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow Marine Mammal Conservation Fellow Office of Protected Resources* | *NOAA Fisheries laura.ingulsrud@noaa.gov