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12 §6975. List of state endangered and state threatened marine species

12 ME Rev Stat § 6975 (2019) (N/A)
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§6975. List of state endangered and state threatened marine species

The list of state endangered or state threatened marine species by common name, scientific name and status is as follows:   [PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

1.  Right whale.  Right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, endangered;

[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Humpback whale.  Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, endangered;

[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

3.  Finback whale.  Finback whale, Balaenoptera physalus, endangered;

[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

4.  Sperm whale.  Sperm whale, Physeter catodon, endangered;

[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

5.  Sei whale.  Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, endangered;

[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

6.  Leatherback turtle.  Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, endangered;

[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]

7.  Atlantic ridley turtle.  Atlantic ridley turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, endangered;

[PL 2007, c. 6, §1 (AMD).]

8.  Loggerhead turtle.  Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, threatened; and

[PL 2007, c. 6, §2 (AMD).]

9.  Shortnose sturgeon.  Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, endangered.

[PL 2007, c. 6, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 6, §§1-3 (AMD).

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