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

Maine Statutes

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

Maine § 12 §6975

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 631ENDANGERED OR THREATENED MARINE SPECIES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6975 (2026).

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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.

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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.