SPECIES OF PINNIPEDS UNDER NMFS JURISDICTION IN THE U.S. PROTECTED UNDER THE ESA AND MMPA
Caribbean Monk Seal:(Monachus tropicallis)
Guadalupe Fur Seal:(Arctocephalus townsendi)
Hawaiian Monk Seal:(Monachus schauinslandi)
North Pacific Fur Seal:(Callorhinus ursinus)
Steller Sea Lion:(Eumetopias jubatus)DOMESTIC THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND DEPLETED SEALS AND SEA LIONS UNDER NMFS JURISDICTION
SPECIES STATUS
Caribbean Monk Seal Endangered* Guadalupe Fur Seal Threatened Hawaiian Monk Seal Endangered North Pacific Fur Seal Depleted Steller Sea Lion Threatened
*This species is generally assumed to be extinct, as the last known sighting was in 1952.
Additional information on seals and sea lions, as well as other marine species protected under the Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts is available on the internet at:
http://kingfish.ssp.nmfs.gov/tmcintyr/prot_res.html
or by writing to:
NOAA Public Affairs/Outreach Unit
1305 East-West Highway, Station 1W204
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
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