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12-22-2016

Balaenoptera physalus

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Detailed information
Full Name: Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/02/1970 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Finback whale, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  Alabama , California , Georgia , Mississippi
  • US Counties in which the Finback whale, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Finback whale, Wherever found is known to occur:  Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
08/05/1998 63 FR 41802 41802 Draft Recovery Plan for Fin and Sei Whales
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

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

Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
08/05/1998 63 FR 41802 41802 Draft Recovery Plan for Fin and Sei Whales
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
08/05/1998 63 FR 41802 41802 Draft Recovery Plan for Fin and Sei Whales
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
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