Species Profile
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

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

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11)
Date Listed: Jun 2, 1970

  • States/US Territories in which the Humpback whale is known to occur:  Alabama , Alaska , California , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Hawaii , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Mississippi , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Oregon , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia , Washington
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Humpback whale is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
Date Citation Page Title
01/19/1995 60 FR 3775 3776 Endangered Fish or Wildlife; Special Prohibitions; Approaching Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Waters
11/23/1987 52 FR 44912 44915 NOAA--Approaching Humback Whales in Hawaiian Waters; Interim Rule w/ Request for Comment; 52 FR 44912-44915
11/24/1986 51 FR 42271 42273 NOAA--Proposed Regulations Governing Approaching Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Waters; 51 FR 42271-42273
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
01/19/1995 60 FR 3775 3776 Endangered Fish or Wildlife; Special Prohibitions; Approaching Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Waters
11/23/1987 52 FR 44912 44915 NOAA--Approaching Humback Whales in Hawaiian Waters; Interim Rule w/ Request for Comment; 52 FR 44912-44915
11/24/1986 51 FR 42271 42273 NOAA--Proposed Regulations Governing Approaching Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Waters; 51 FR 42271-42273

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Humpback whale.

» Critical Habitat

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

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Humpback whale

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Humpback whale.

» Life History

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

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Last updated: November 20, 2009