Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species in Alaska | NOAA Fisheries

Whales

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Critical Habitat in AK?
Bowhead Whale	Balaena mysticetus	Endangered	No
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Endangered	No
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Endangered	No
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Endangered	No
Cook Inlet DPS Beluga Whale	Delphinapterus leucas	Endangered	Yes
Western North Pacific DPS Gray Whale	Eschrichtius robustus	Endangered	No
North Pacific Right Whale	Eubalaena japonica	Endangered	Yes
Mexico DPS Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Threatened	Yes
Western North Pacific DPS Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Endangered	Yes
Sperm Whale	Physeter macrocephalus	Endangered	No

Pinnipeds

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Critical Habitat in AK?
Arctic Ringed Seal	Phoca hispida hispida	Threatened	Yes
Beringia DPS, Bearded Seal	Erignathus barbatus nauticus	Threatened	Yes
Western DPS Steller Sea Lion	Eumetopias jubatus	Endangered	Yes

Reptiles

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Critical Habitat in AK?
Loggerhead Sea Turtle	Caretta caretta	Threatened	No
Green Sea Turtle	Chelonia mydas	Threatened	No
Leatherback Sea Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Endangered	No
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle	Lepidochelys olivacea	Threatened	No

Fish

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Critical Habitat in AK?
Green Sturgeon (Southern DPS)*	Acipenser medirostris	Threatened	No
Hood Canal Summer-run Chum Salmon*	Oncorhynchus keta	Threatened	No
Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon*	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Threatened	No
Lower Columbia River Steelhead*	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Threatened	No
Middle Columbia River Steelhead*	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Threatened	No
Snake River Basin Steelhead*	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Threatened	No
Upper Columbia River Steelhead*	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Threatened	No
Upper Willamette River Steelhead*	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Threatened	No
Snake River Sockeye Salmon*	Oncorhynchus nerka	Endangered	No
Lower Columbia River Chinook Salmon*	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Threatened	No
Puget Sound Chinook Salmon*	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Threatened	No
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon*	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Threatened	No
Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon*	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Threatened	No
Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon*	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Endangered	No
Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon*	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Threatened	No

*These species spawn on the West Coast of the Lower 48, but may occur in Alaskan waters during the marine phase of their life cycles

Marine Invertebrates

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Critical Habitat in AK?
Sunflower sea star	Pycnopodia helianthoides	Proposed Threatened	No

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Last updated by Alaska Regional Office on 01/10/2024