Species Directory
Marine Mammals
Marine mammals are protected under the MMPA.
Species Name
Species Category
Species, Subspecies, or DPS
Status
Region
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Western North Atlantic Central Florida Coastal stock
MMPA Depleted
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Western North Atlantic Northern Florida Coastal stock
MMPA Depleted
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Western North Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal stock
MMPA Depleted
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Western North Atlantic South Carolina-Georgia Coastal stock
MMPA Depleted
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Western North Atlantic Southern Migratory Coastal stock
MMPA Depleted
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS
ESA Endangered
Alaska
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Main Hawaiian Islands Insular stock
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Western North Pacific DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Alaska
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Foreign
Western North Pacific DPS
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
ESA Threatened
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
West Coast
Central America DPS
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Western North Pacific DPS
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Arabian Sea DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Cape Verde Islands/Northwest Africa DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Mexico DPS
ESA Threatened
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Western North Pacific stock
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Central North Pacific stock
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
California/Oregon/Washington stock
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Southern Resident DPS
ESA Endangered
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
AT1 Transient stock
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region
SPAW Annex II
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
All stocks except West Greenland
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
West Greenland stock
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast
Pribilof Island/Eastern Pacific Stock
MMPA Depleted
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Alaska
West Coast
Throughout Its Range
MMPA Protected
Alaska
West Coast