Species Directory

ESA Threatened & Endangered

NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 165 endangered and threatened marine species (80 endangered; 85 threatened), including 66 foreign species (40 endangered; 26 threatened).

Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 4 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 14 candidate species for ESA listing, 1 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.

Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status
Chinook Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Sacramento River winter-run Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1994 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Columbia River spring-run Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock California coastal Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Lower Columbia River Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Puget Sound Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Snake River fall-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1992 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Snake River spring/summer-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1992 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Willamette River Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2005 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run in the San Joaquin River XN Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Columbia River spring-run in the Okanogan River subbasin XN Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run XN Shasta Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Sacramento winter-run XN Shasta Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run XN Yuba Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Klamath-Trinity River Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Oregon Coast Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region West Coast
Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2014 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Chinese River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1989 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Chambered Nautilus Nautilus pompilius	Species Category Invertebrates Other	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2018 --- Critical Habitat Not Prudent Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Cantharellus noumeae Coral Cantharellus noumeae	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2015 --- --- Region Foreign
Brazilian Guitarfish Rhinobatos horkelii	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1970 --- --- Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Boulder Star Coral Orbicella franksi	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Bocaccio (Protected) Sebastes paucispinis Also Known As Bocaccio, Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2010 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat FInal Region Alaska West Coast
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1970 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Blackchin Guitarfish Rhinobatos cemiculus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii	Species Category Invertebrates Abalone	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2009 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region West Coast
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Cook Inlet DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2008 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Cook Inlet stock Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Sakhalin Bay-Nikolaya Bay-Amur River stock Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	Name of DPS or Stock Beringia DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2012 --- Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Okhotsk DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2012 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Beringia DPS Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Okhotsk DPS Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska Foreign
Banggai Cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Reef Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign
Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Carolina DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2012 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Chesapeake Bay DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2012 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock New York Bight DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2012 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock South Atlantic DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2012 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Gulf of Maine DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2012 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast
Atlantic Salmon (Protected) Salmo salar Also Known As Sea run salmon, Kelts, Black salmon	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Gulf of Maine DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2009 (expanded); 2000 (original) Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Sousa teuszii	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2024 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Argentine Angelshark Squatina argentina	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign
Anacropora spinosa Coral Anacropora spinosa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign
African Coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Tanzanian DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign
Adriatic Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2014 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Acropora tenella Coral Acropora tenella	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign
Acropora speciosa Coral Acropora speciosa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Proposed Region Pacific Islands
Acropora rudis Coral Acropora rudis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign