Endangered Marine Animals List
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Endangered marine animals list. The table below provides a list of marine mammal species and populations listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act ESA or designated as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPA. Some of the animals here are also listed among the endangered marine mammals while some are not mammals at all but are also endangered. Galápago Penguin The only penguin species found north of the equator it has found itself victim to climate change overfishing and domestic dogs introduced to the Galapagos Islands.
The total population of this mammal is about 350 to 450. Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing. USA law that outlawed the use of endangered marine mammal species by humans for food fur and other commercial uses.
Fairy shrimp San Diego. Though many activists are trying to make a difference most of their work is unfortunately going in vain. Maui dolphiin citically endangered only 55 viable adults.
These extreme temperature changes are happening more and more frequently making the Galapagos Penguin one of the most endangered marine animals. The MMPA gives special attention to depleted marine mammal species and populations. 2 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding 12 candidate species for ESA listing 0 proposed species for ESA listing.
Sea turtles Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae families. Species or populations are considered. Thunnus and Katsuwonus species.
Open ocean lagoons and mangrove swamps but are most commonly found in tropical coral reefs. This species is listed as critically endangered due. Some of the most endangered species include the blue whale the North Atlantic Right Whale and the fin whale.