Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)
Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) Photo: Dave Rugh, NOAA |
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Did You Know? · Of all large whales, the bowhead whale is the most adapted to life in icy cold water. It has a layer of blubber up to 1.6 feet (50 cm) thick. |
Status
ESA Endangered - throughout its range
MMPA Depleted - throughout its range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: Balaena
Species: mysticetus
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
Title | Federal Register | Date |
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Status Review Report | n/a | 1995 |
ESA Listing Rule | 35 FR 18319 | 12/02/1970 |
Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |
- NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory Bowhead Whale Information
- NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Bowhead Whale Information
- NMFS Alaska Regional Office Bowhead Whale Information
- Kids' Times: Bowhead Whale [pdf]
- NMFS Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Establishment of Annual Quotas for the Subsistence Harvest of Bowhead Whales by Alaska Natives [pdf]
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bowhead Whale Species Profile