Species Directory
Marine Mammals
All marine mammals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Some are also protected under the Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over approximately 119 marine mammal species, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has jurisdiction over polar bears, walruses, sea otters, manatees, and dugongs.
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Berardius bairdii
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Mesoplodon densirostris
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Balaenoptera musculus
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Balaenoptera edeni
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Zalophus californianus
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Tursiops truncatus
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Ziphius cavirostris
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Phocoenoides dalli
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Kogia sima
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Pseudorca crassidens
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Balaenoptera physalus
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Eschrichtius robustus
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Arctocephalus townsendi
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Phocoena phocoena
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Phoca vitulina
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Orcinus orca
Also Known As
Orca
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Delphinus capensis
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Peponocephala electra
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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Eubalaena japonica
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Mirounga angustirostris
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Callorhinus ursinus
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Lissodelphis borealis
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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
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