May 17, 2019
Watch this video to learn more about our work under the Endangered Species Act.
May 17 is Endangered Species Day. The Endangered Species Act was established in 1973 to conserve threatened and endangered species and their ecosystems. NOAA Fisheries works every day to protect, conserve, and recover our nation's marine life under the ESA.
NOAA Fisheries and partners are working to recover 165 marine species listed under the ESA. Watch the video below to find out about our work under the act.
A Southern Resident killer whale leaps out of the water. Credit: Candace Emmons
Mother and calf humpback whales near Maui, Hawaii. Humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean swim approximately 3,000 miles from Alaska to Hawaii to spend the winter in the warmer tropical waters. Credit: Jason Moore (NOAA permit #18786)
Two North Pacific right whales in Barnabas Trough, just south of Kodiak Island, Alaska.
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
