Species Directory
ESA Threatened & Endangered
NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 164 endangered and threatened marine species (79 endangered; 85 threatened), including 65 foreign species (39 endangered; 26 threatened). Â
Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 1 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 13 candidate species for ESA listing, 0 proposed species for ESA listing.
Species Name
Species Category
Species, Subspecies, or DPS
Status
Year Listed
Recovery Plan
Critical Habitat
Region
Haliotis cracherodii
Invertebrates
Abalone
Balaenoptera musculus
Whales
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
1970
-
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Sebastes paucispinis
Fish
Protected Fish
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Fish
Protected Fish
Salmon & Steelhead
Upper Klamath-Trinity River
ESA Candidate
-
-
-
Alaska
West Coast
Central Valley spring-run in the San Joaquin River XN
ESA Experimental Population
-
-
-
Alaska
West Coast
Upper Columbia River spring-run in the Okanogan River subbasin XN
ESA Experimental Population
-
-
-
Alaska
West Coast
Oncorhynchus keta
Fish
Protected Fish
Salmon & Steelhead
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Fish
Protected Fish
Salmon & Steelhead
Thaleichthys pacificus
Fish
Protected Fish
Balaenoptera physalus
Whales
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
1970
-
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Eschrichtius robustus
Whales
Western North Pacific DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
1994; 1970 (original)
-
-
Alaska
West Coast
Acipenser medirostris
Fish
Protected Fish
Chelonia mydas
Sea Turtles
Mediterranean DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
2016
-
-
Foreign
East Indian-West Pacific DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2016
-
-
Foreign
North Indian DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2016
-
-
Foreign
Southwest Indian DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2016
-
-
Foreign
Southwest Pacific DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2016
-
-
Foreign
Arctocephalus townsendi
Seals & Sea Lions
Throughout Its Range
ESA Threatened
1985
-
-
Alaska
West Coast
Mycteroperca jordani
Fish
Protected Fish
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
2016
-
West Coast
Megaptera novaeangliae
Whales
Orcinus orca
Whales
Dolphins & Porpoises
Dermochelys coriacea
Sea Turtles
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
1970
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Caretta caretta
Sea Turtles
Mediterranean Sea DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
North Indian Ocean DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
South Pacific Ocean DPS
ESA Endangered - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
South Atlantic Ocean DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
Southeast Indo-Pacific Ocean DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
Southwest Indian Ocean DPS
ESA Threatened - Foreign
2011
-
-
Foreign
Eubalaena japonica
Whales
Carcharhinus longimanus
Fish
Protected Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Sharks
Throughout Its Range
ESA Threatened
2018
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Lepidochelys olivacea
Sea Turtles
All other populations
ESA Threatened
-
-
-
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Foreign
Sphyrna lewini
Fish
Protected Fish
Highly Migratory Fish
Sharks
Balaenoptera borealis
Whales
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
1970
-
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Oncorhynchus nerka
Fish
Protected Fish
Salmon & Steelhead
Physeter macrocephalus
Whales
Throughout Its Range
ESA Endangered
1970
-
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Fish
Protected Fish
Salmon & Steelhead
Middle Columbia River XN
ESA Experimental Population
-
-
-
Alaska
West Coast