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Species	Listing Status	Recovery Plan	Critical Habitat
Green sea turtle	Threatened - North and South Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (81 FR 20057; April 6, 2016)	October 1991	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
Fin whale	Endangered (35 FR 18319/ December 2, 1970)	August 2010	None
Sperm whale	Endangered (35 FR 18319; December 2, 1970)	December 2010	None
Sei whale	Endangered (35 FR 12222/ December 2, 1970)	December 2011	None
Rice's whale¹ ¹FINAL RULE TO REVISE TAXONOMY AND COMMON NAME ( 86 FR 47022, 08/23/2021)	Endangered (84 FR 15446, April 15, 2019)	September 2020 Recovery Outline	None

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Dr. Andrea Kroetz prepares to release a juvenile smalltooth sawfish in Everglades National Park after collecting valuable biological information that is used to inform recovery actions for the species. Handling endangered species, such as smalltooth sawfish, is a permit-authorized activity. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (ESA permit 22078).

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Scientific diver surveying the reef. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Scientific diver, Caitlin Langwiser, surveying the reef. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on September 01, 2021

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