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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Eschrichtiidae

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Gray whale 

  • Population location: Entire, except eastern North Pacific Ocean--coastal and Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , DUNGENESS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , GRAYS HARBOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , IZEMBEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • Population location: Eastern North Pacific Ocean--coastal and Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas
    Listing status:  Delisted Taxon-Recovered
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
06/02/1970 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) W Pacific Ocean
06/16/1994 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) except where listed

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 7 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
10/06/1999 64 FR 54275 54276 Marine Mammals; Gray Whale Research and Monitoring
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
01/07/1993 58 FR 3121 3135 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Gray Whale (Notice of Determination to Delist); (Eschrichtius robustus)
12/10/1991 56 FR 64498 64499 ETWP; Petition and Finding to Remove the Eschrichtius robustus (Eastern Pacific Gray Whale) Stock from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 56 FR 64498 64499
11/22/1991 56 FR 58869 58877 ETWP; Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale); 56 FR 58869 58877

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
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

    • » Critical Habitat

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

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Gray whale

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    12/10/1991 56 FR 64498 64499 ETWP; Petition and Finding to Remove the Eschrichtius robustus (Eastern Pacific Gray Whale) Stock from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 56 FR 64498 64499
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009