Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: ESA Section 6 Program

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Photo: Commonwealth Seal

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife
Saipan, MP

Cooperative Agreement signed: December 3, 2009

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' agreement lists the following species:

Endangered

• Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate)

Threatened

• Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)*
  *Green turtles are listed as threatened, except for breeding populations of green turtles in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico, where they are listed as endangered.

Note: To be eligible for funding through the Species Recovery Grants program, species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) must be covered by the State's section 6 agreement. Proposed and candidate species that occur in the State do not need to be listed on the agreement to be eligible for funding.