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
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 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
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 --- --- --- ---
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus	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 I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Giant Manta Ray Mobula birostris	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2018 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Not Prudent Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands 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 III --- --- --- ---
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas	Species Category Sea Turtles	Name of DPS or Stock Central South Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Central West Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Mediterranean DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Central North Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock East Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock North Atlantic DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock South Atlantic DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock East Indian-West Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock North Indian DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Southwest Indian DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Southwest Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Central America DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Western North Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska Name of DPS or Stock Arabian Sea DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Cape Verde Islands/Northwest Africa DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Mexico DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska 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 Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Western North Pacific stock Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Central North Pacific stock Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Foreign Name of DPS or Stock California, Oregon, Washington stock Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Kemp's Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys kempii	Species Category Sea Turtles	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1970 Recovery Plan Final --- Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Killer Whale Orcinus orca Also Known As Orca	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Southern Resident DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2005 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska 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 AT1 Transient stock 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 --- --- --- ---
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea	Species Category Sea Turtles	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1970 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final (U.S. Caribbean) Final (U.S. West Coast) Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta	Species Category Sea Turtles	Name of DPS or Stock North Pacific Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2011 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat No Region Pacific Islands West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Mediterranean Sea DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock North Indian Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock South Pacific Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2011 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock South Atlantic Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Southwest Indian Ocean DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2011 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2008; 1970 (original) Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2018 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Not Prudent Region 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 III --- --- --- ---
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis	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 I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1967 Recovery Plan Final --- Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus	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 I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---