This status review is intended to be a compilation of the best available information concerning the status of spotted seals (Phoca largha), including the past, present, and future threats to this species. It was compiled by a NOAA Fisheries.
This 5-year review is a periodic analysis of the Caribbean monk seal’s status to ensure that the listing classification as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
NOAA Fisheries periodically reviews species to ensure that they are listed under the Endangered Species Act appropriately. Because the ESA requires these reviews at least once every 5 years, they are referred to as 5-year reviews.
The Humpback Whale North American Conservation Action Plan resulted from a trinational workshop in San Francisco, California in March 2004 and benefited from the in-depth review of an extensive list of wildlife experts from diverse backgrounds.