Marine Protected Species of Mariana Islands

Pacific Islands species lists under NOAA Fisheries jurisdiction from Mariana Islands.

Pacific Islands

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
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.

Sea Turtles

All sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing Status
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

Fish

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

Invertebrates

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
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