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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Phoca vitulina
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Pagophilus groenlandicus
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Neomonachus schauinslandi
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Cephalorhynchus hectori
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Cystophora cristata
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Platanista gangetica minor
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Orcinus orca
Also Known As
Orca
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Delphinus capensis
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Globicephala melas
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Indopacetus pacificus
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Monachus monachus
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Peponocephala electra
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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Monodon monoceros
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Eubalaena glacialis
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Eubalaena japonica
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Hyperoodon ampullatus
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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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Stenella attenuata
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Feresa attenuata
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Kogia breviceps
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