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Threatened and Endangered Species and Critical Habitat Under NOAA Fisheries Jurisdiction

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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
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
Nassau grouper	Threatened (81 FR 42268; June 29, 2016)	2018 Recovery Outline	None
Oceanic whitetip shark	Threatened (83 FR 4153; January 30, 2018)	2018 Recovery Outline	None
Scalloped hammerhead shark	Central and Southwest Atlantic Distinct Population Segment - Threatened (79 FR 38213; July 3, 2014)	None	None
Giant manta ray	Threatened (83 FR 2916; January 22, 2018)	December 2019 Recovery Outline	None
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)	None	None
Mountainous star coral	Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)	None	None
Lobed star coral	Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)	None	None
Rough cactus coral	Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)	None	None
Pillar coral	Threatened (79 FR 53851; September 10, 2014)	None	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
Blue whale	Endangered (35 FR 18319/ December 2, 1970)	July 1998	None

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Meet Canh Nguyen, Fisheries Methods and Equipment Specialist

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Canh Nguyen demonstrating how to sew on a Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Flap during a TED building workshop. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

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Engaging Anglers to Improve Catch and Release Practices and Restore Reef Fish in the Gulf

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A fish under the surface next to a boat, with a fish descender device connected to its mouth to help guide it down.

Fish released with descending devices can swim back down to their habitats and avoid injury or predation. Credit: Adrian Gray

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Sawfish Search 2021

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Searching for smalltooth sawfish

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on March 10, 2020

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