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Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status	Region
Image	Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Also Known As American oyster, Atlantic oyster, American cupped oyster, Virginia oyster	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Farmed Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Finetooth Shark Carcharhinus isodon Also Known As Eventooth shark, Night shark, Smoothtooth shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Gervais' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Giant Manta Ray Mobula birostris	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	ESA Threatened CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Golden Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Also Known As Golden bass, Golden snapper, Great northern tilefish, Rainbow tilefish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	MMPA Protected	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili Also Known As Amberjack, Medregal, Coronado	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Green Turtle Chelonia mydas	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered ESA Endangered ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Threatened ESA Threatened ESA Threatened ESA Threatened ESA Threatened - Foreign ESA Threatened - Foreign ESA Threatened - Foreign ESA Threatened - Foreign CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Also Known As Scrod	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	MMPA Protected	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Harp Seal Pagophilus groenlandicus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	MMPA Protected	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	MMPA Protected	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered ESA Endangered ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Threatened MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Jonah Crab Cancer borealis Also Known As White-legger, Peekytoe crab, Atlantic dungeness, Rock crab	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood		Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Kemp's Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys kempii	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image ,	Killer Whale Orcinus orca Also Known As Orca	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises Species Category Whales	ESA Endangered MMPA Protected MMPA Depleted CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta	Species Category Sea Turtles	ESA Endangered ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Endangered - Foreign ESA Threatened ESA Threatened - Foreign ESA Threatened - Foreign ESA Threatened - Foreign CITES Appendix I SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Longfin Squid Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii Also Known As Longfin inshore squid, Loligo, Winter squid, Boston squid	Species Category Invertebrates Squid Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image ,	Long-Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image ,	Melon-Headed Whale Peponocephala electra	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Species Category Whales	MMPA Protected CITES Appendix I CITES Appendix II SPAW Annex II	Region Alaska Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	Monkfish Lophius americanus Also Known As Goosefish, Monktails, Angler, Fishing frog, Allmouth, Molligut, Abbot, Sea-devil, Lotte	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	---	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast