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.
Species Name
Species Category
Species, Subspecies, or DPS
Status
Region
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region
SPAW Annex II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region
SPAW Annex II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast