

Pacific Islands species lists under NOAA Fisheries jurisdiction from Mariana Islands.
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 |
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Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Endangered |
Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Endangered |
Western North Pacific Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Endangered |
Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | Endangered |
Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | Endangered |
Dugong* | Dugong dugon | Endangered |
* Dugongs are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
All sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Common Name | Scientific Name | ESA Listing Status |
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Central West Pacific Green Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Endangered |
Hawksbill Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Endangered |
Leatherback Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Endangered |
North Pacific Loggerhead Turtle | Caretta caretta | Endangered |
Olive Ridley Turtle | Lepidochelys olivacea | Endangered |
Common Name | Scientific Name | ESA Listing Status |
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Indo-West Pacific Scalloped Hammerhead Shark | Sphyrna lewini | Threatened |
Giant Manta Ray | Manta birostris | Threatened |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Carcharhinus longimanus | Threatened |
Shortfin Mako Shark | Isurus oxyrinchus | Candidate |
Listed coral species in the Marianas Islands (Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) 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.
Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
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Coral | Seriatopora aculeata | Threatened |
Coral | Acropora globiceps | Threatened |
Coral | Acropora retusa | Threatened |
Giant Clams | Tridacna derasa | Candidate |
Giant Clams | Tridacna squamosa | Candidate |
Giant Clams | Tridacna gigas | Candidate |
Giant Clams | Hippopus hippopus | Candidate |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Pacific Coral | Proposed |