12 M.R.S. §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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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