Species under NOAA Fisheries Authority deemed endangered, threatened, and/or candidate species and residing in the Alaska region.
| 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 |
|
| Western North Pacific DPS Gray Whale | Eschrichtius robustus |
Endangered |
No |
| North Pacific Right Whale | Eubalaena japonica |
Endangered |
|
| Mexico DPS Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae |
Threatened |
|
| Western North Pacific DPS Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae |
Endangered |
|
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus |
Endangered |
No |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status | Critical Habitat in AK? |
| Arctic Ringed Seal | Phoca hispida hispida |
Threatened |
|
| Beringia DPS, Bearded Seal | Erignathus barbatus nauticus |
Threatened |
|
| Western DPS Steller Sea Lion | Eumetopias jubatus |
Endangered |
| 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 |
| 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
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status | Critical Habitat in AK? |
| Sunflower sea star | Pycnopodia helianthoides | Proposed Threatened | No |
Tango and Sasha, Permit # 20648. Credit: Suzie Teerlink/NOAA Fisheries
A pod of killer whales in Alaska waters.
A bearded seal pup rests on sea ice. John Jansen/NOAA Fisheries
