§ 12 §6975 — List of state endangered and state threatened marine species

The list of state endangered or state threatened marine species by common name, scientific name and status is as follows:
1.
Right whale.
Right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, endangered;
2.
Humpback whale.
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, endangered;
3.
Finback whale.
Finback whale, Balaenoptera physalus, endangered;
4.
Sperm whale.
Sperm whale, Physeter catodon, endangered;
5.
Sei whale.
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, endangered;
6.
Leatherback turtle.
Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, endangered;
7.
Atlantic ridley turtle.
Atlantic ridley turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, endangered;
8.
Loggerhead turtle.
Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, threatened; and
9.
Shortnose sturgeon.
Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, endangered.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 6, §§1-3 (AMD).