{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6975","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6975","heading":"List of state endangered and state threatened marine species","body":"The list of state endangered or state threatened marine species by common name, scientific name and status is as follows:\n1.  Right whale.  Right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, endangered;\n2.  Humpback whale.  Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, endangered;\n3.  Finback whale.  Finback whale, Balaenoptera physalus, endangered;\n4.  Sperm whale.  Sperm whale, Physeter catodon, endangered;\n5.  Sei whale.  Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, endangered;\n6.  Leatherback turtle.  Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, endangered;\n7.  Atlantic ridley turtle.  Atlantic ridley turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, endangered;\n8.  Loggerhead turtle.  Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, threatened; and\n9.  Shortnose sturgeon.  Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, endangered.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 631: ENDANGERED OR THREATENED MARINE SPECIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6975.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"6215d8b11c684240702a36bd5e30ba764b9858185cb681f59dd3927ccffa05ef","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6974","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6976"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}