Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
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Status
ESA Endangered - Western North Pacific population
MMPA Depleted - Western North Pacific population
Delisted from ESA - Eastern North Pacific population
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
Species: robustus
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
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| ESA Listing Rule | 35 FR 18319 | 12/02/1970 |
| Notice of Determination to Delist the Eastern North Pacific Stock of Gray Whales | 58 FR 3121 | 01/07/1993 |
| Final Rule to Delist the Eastern North Pacific Population | 59 FR 31094 | 06/16/1994 |
| Status Review of the Eastern North Pacific Stock | n/a | 08/1999 |
| Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |
- NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory Gray Whale Information and Research
- NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Gray Whale Information
- Kids' Times: Gray Whale [pdf]
- NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
- Marine Mammal Commission Gray Whale Information
- Makah Tribe Gray Whale Hunt from NMFS Northwest Regional Office
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gray Whale Species Profile
