Species Directory
ESA Threatened & Endangered
NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 163 endangered and threatened marine species (79 endangered; 84 threatened), including 65 foreign species (39 endangered; 26 threatened).
Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 3 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 13 candidate species for ESA listing, 3 proposed species for ESA listing.
In the table below, the Region column shows if the species can be found in a NOAA Fisheries region. If the species occurs only in areas beyond the U.S. exclusive economic zone and territorial waters, the region is labeled as Foreign.
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Neomonachus schauinslandi
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Eretmochelys imbricata
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Cephalorhynchus hectori
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Platanista gangetica minor
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Mycteroperca fusca
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Isopora crateriformis
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Huso dauricus
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Lepidochelys kempii
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Orcinus orca
Also Known As
Orca
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Pristis pristis
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Dermochelys coriacea
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Orbicella annularis
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Caretta caretta
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Monachus monachus
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Montipora australiensis
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Orbicella faveolata
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Anoxypristis cuspidata
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Mustelus schmitti
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Epinephelus striatus
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Eubalaena glacialis
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Eubalaena japonica
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Carcharhinus longimanus
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Lepidochelys olivacea
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Pavona diffluens
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