Endangered and Threatened Species; Endangered Status for North Pacific and North Atlantic Right Whales
endangered-species · north pacific · Published 2008-03-06 · Effective 2008-04-07 · 73 FR 12024
Document
Document number
E8-4376
Federal Register citation
73 FR 12024
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2008-03-06
Effective date
2008-04-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 080225302-8314-01
Abstract
We, NMFS, completed a status review of right whales in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in December 2006 and are listing the currently endangered northern right whale (Eubalaena spp.) as two separate, endangered species, North Pacific right whale (E. japonica) and North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis).