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Threatened and Endangered Species List Florida Gulf Coast

Threatened and Endangered Species and Critical Habitats Under NOAA Fisheries Jurisdiction

Florida's Threatened and Endangered Species
SpeciesListing StatusRecovery PlanCritical Habitat 
Green sea turtle Threatened - North Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (81 FR 20057; April 6, 2016)October 1991Proposed Rule (88 FR 46572; July 19, 2023)63 FR 46693; September 2, 1998
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle

Endangered (35 FR 18319; December 2, 1970)

September 2011None
Leatherback sea turtle

Endangered (35 FR 8491; June 2, 1970)

April 199244 FR 17710; March 23, 1979
Loggerhead sea turtle

Threatened - Northwest Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population Segment

(76 FR 58868; September 22, 2011)

December 2008

79 FR 39856July 10, 2014

Hawksbill sea turtle

Endangered (35 FR 8491; June 2, 1970)

December 1993

63 FR 46693September 2, 1998

Smalltooth sawfish

U.S. Distinct Population Segment Endangered (68 FR 15674; April 1, 2003)

January 2009

72 FR 45353October 2, 2009

Gulf sturgeon

Threatened (56 FR 49653; September 30, 1991)

September 1995

68 FR 13370; March 19, 2003

Shortnose sturgeon

Endangered (32 FR 4001; March 11, 1967)

December 1998None
Atlantic sturgeon 

Endangered -  South Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (77 FR 5914; February 6, 2012)

2018 Recovery Outline

82 FR 39160; August 10, 2017

Nassau grouper

Threatened (81 FR 42268; June 29, 2016)

2018 Recovery Outline 89 FR 126; January 2, 2024
Oceanic whitetip shark

Threatened (83 FR 4153; January 30, 2018)

2018 Recovery OutlineNone
Giant manta ray

Threatened (83 FR 2916; January 22, 2018)

December 2019 Recovery OutlineNone
Queen conchThreatened (89 FR 11208; February 14, 2024)NoneNone
Elkhorn coral

Threatened (71 FR 26852; May 9, 2006)

March 2015

73 FR 72210; November 26, 2008

Staghorn coral

Threatened (71 FR 26852; May 9, 2006)

March 2015

73 FR 72210; November 26, 2008

Boulder star coral

Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)

None88 FR 54026; August 09, 2023
Mountainous star coral

Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)

None88 FR 54026; August 09, 2023
Lobed star coral

Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)

None88 FR 54026; August 09, 2023
Rough cactus coral

Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)

None88 FR 54026; August 09, 2023
Pillar coral

Endangered (89 FR 101993, December 17, 2024); Final rule delayed effective date (90 FR 9691, February 18, 2025)

None 88 FR 54026; August 09, 2023
Sperm whale

Endangered (35 FR 18319; December 2, 1970)

December 2010None
Rice's whale

Endangered (84 FR 15446, April 15, 2019); Name Change (86 FR 47022; August 23, 2021

September 2020 Recovery Outline  Proposed Rule (88 FR 47453, July 24, 2023)

 

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on March 26, 2025