Species Profile
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Right whale (Balaena glacialis)

Listing Status:   

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

  • States/US Territories in which the Right whale is known to occur:  Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Virginia
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Right whale is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
04/08/2008 73 FR 19000 19014 Designation of Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whale: Final rule.
08/22/2001 66 FR 44115 44116 Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Draft Recovery Plan for the Western North Atlantic Right Whale, Notice of extension of comment deadline
07/11/2001 66 FR 36260 36260 Draft Recovery Plan for the Western North Atlantic Right Whale
03/23/1999 64 FR 14051 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule
06/03/1994 59 FR 28793 28834 Designated Critical Habitat; Northern Right Whale

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
07/11/2001 66 FR 36260 36260 Draft Recovery Plan for the Western North Atlantic Right Whale
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

    • » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 4 of 4 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    04/08/2008 73 FR 19000 19014 Designation of Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whale: Final rule. Final Rule Active
    03/23/1999 64 FR 14051 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule Final Rule Active
    06/03/1994 59 FR 28793 28834 Designated Critical Habitat; Northern Right Whale Final Rule Not Required
    05/19/1993 58 FR 29186 29187 Proposed Critical Habitat; Northern Right Whale Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Right whale

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Right 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