Marine Protected Species of Mariana Islands

Marine Mammals

All marine mammals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Those identified under the endangered species listing are also protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing Status
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Endangered
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Endangered
Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Endangered
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Endangered
Sperm Whale	Physeter macrocephalus	Endangered
Dugong*	Dugong dugon	Endangered

* Dugongs are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Sea Turtles

All sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing
Green Turtle, Central West Pacific DPS	Chelonia mydas	Endangered
Hawksbill Turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	Endangered
Leatherback Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Endangered
Loggerhead Turtle, North Pacific DPS	Caretta caretta	Endangered
Olive Ridley Turtle	Lepidochelys olivacea	Threatened

Fish

Common Name	Scientific Name	ESA Listing
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Indo-West Pacific DPS	Sphyrna lewini	Threatened
Giant Manta Ray	Manta birostris	Threatened
Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	Threatened

Corals

Listed coral species in the Marianas Islands (Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) as threatened under the ESA. This list represents the best available information on species presence at this time but could change as additional information becomes available.