Marine Protected Species of American Samoa

Marine Mammals

All marine mammals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Those identified under the endangered species listing are also protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing Status
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Endangered
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Endangered
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Endangered
Sperm Whale	Physeter macrocephalus	Endangered

Sea Turtles

All sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing
Green Turtle, Central South Pacific DPS	Chelonia mydas	Endangered
Hawksbill Turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	Endangered
Leatherback Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Endangered
Loggerhead Turtle, South Pacific DPS	Caretta caretta	Endangered
Olive Ridley Turtle	Lepidochelys olivacea	Threatened

Fish

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Indo-West Pacific DPS	Sphyrna lewini	Threatened
Giant Manta Ray	Manta birostris	Threatened
Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	Threatened

Corals

NOAA Fisheries has listed coral species in American Samoa as threatened under the ESA. This list represents the best available information on species presence at this time but could change as additional information becomes available.

Scientific Name	ESA Listing
Acropora globiceps	Threatened
Acropora jacquelinae	Threatened
Acropora retusa	Threatened
Acropora speciosa	Threatened
Euphyllia paradivisa	Threatened
Isopora crateriformis	Threatened