Threatened and Endangered Species List Louisiana

Threatened and Endangered Species and Critical Habitats Under NOAA Fisheries Jurisdiction

Southeast


Species	Listing Status	Recovery Plan	Critical Habitat
Green sea turtle	Threatened - North Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (81 FR 20057; April 6, 2016)	October 1991	Proposed 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 2011	None
Leatherback sea turtle	Endangered (35 FR 8491; June 2, 1970)	April 1992	44 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 39856; July 10, 2014
Hawksbill sea turtle	Endangered (35 FR 8491; June 2, 1970)	December 1993	63 FR 46693; September 2, 1998
Gulf sturgeon	Threatened (56 FR 49653; September 30, 1991)	September 1995	68 FR 13370; March 19, 2003
Oceanic whitetip shark	Threatened (83 FR 4153; January 30, 2018)	2018 Recovery Outline	None
Giant manta ray	Threatened (83 FR 2916; January 22, 2018)	December 2019 Recovery Outline	None
Sperm whale	Endangered (35 FR 18319; December 2, 1970)	December 2010	None
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)