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eschrichtius robustus
12-22-2016

Eschrichtius robustus

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Detailed information
Full Name: Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Where found: Western North Pacific DPS — See 50 CFR 224.101
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/02/1970 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Western North Pacific DPS — See 50 CFR 224.101
Delisted due to Recovery 06/16/1994 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Eastern North Pacific Ocean--coastal and Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas
  • Population location: Western North Pacific DPS — See 50 CFR 224.101

    Listing status:  Endangered

    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
  • Population location: Eastern North Pacific Ocean--coastal and Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas

    Listing status:  Delisted due to Recovery

Recovery

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Gray whale.

Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
10/06/1999 64 FR 54275 54276 Marine Mammals; Gray Whale Research and Monitoring
  • Notice Doc. Availability
06/16/1994 59 FR 31094 31095 ETWP; Final Rule to Remove the Eastern North Pacific Population of the Gray Whale From the List of Endangered Wildlife
  • Final Delisting, Recovered
  • Final Listing, Endangered
11/22/1991 56 FR 58869 58877 ETWP; Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale); 56 FR 58869 58877
  • Proposed Delisting, Recovered
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
10/06/1999 64 FR 54275 54276 Marine Mammals; Gray Whale Research and Monitoring
  • Notice Doc. Availability
06/16/1994 59 FR 31094 31095 ETWP; Final Rule to Remove the Eastern North Pacific Population of the Gray Whale From the List of Endangered Wildlife
  • Final Delisting, Recovered
  • Final Listing, Endangered
11/22/1991 56 FR 58869 58877 ETWP; Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale); 56 FR 58869 58877
  • Proposed Delisting, Recovered
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