Species Profile
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Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)

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 Sei whale is known to occur:  California , Massachusetts
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Sei whale is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
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

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Sei whale.

» Critical Habitat

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

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Sei whale

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Sei whale.

» Life History

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

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Last updated: November 21, 2009