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[125] [126] The protected status of North Atlantic blue whales was not recognized by Iceland until 1960. [127] In the United States, the species is protected under the Endangered Species Act. [65] Blue whales are formally classified as endangered under both the U.S. Endangered Species Act [128] and the IUCN Red List. [1]
There is no information about fin whales in areas outside of the Northern Atlantic, where they still hold the status of being endangered. A complete list of whale conservation statuses as listed by the IUCN is given below. Note that, in the case of the blue and gray whales, the IUCN distinguishes the statuses of various populations.
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 643 endangered fish species. [1] Of all evaluated fish species, 4.2% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists ten fish subspecies as endangered.
See: List of endangered fishes, List of critically endangered fishes. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally 3191 fish species (21% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of ...
“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed ...
The winter fishing ban is important to the whales' survival because it takes place during months in which the giant animals are present in large numbers off the New England coast, said a group of ...
Blue whale: Appendix I: Endangered migratory species: Appendix I: species that are the most endangered: Endangered (EN) Considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Tursiops truncatus: Common bottlenose dolphin: Appendix II: may become endangered unless trade is closely controlled: Least concern (LC or LR/lc) Lowest risk.
Fewer vessels will be required to reduce their speed, which is likely to contribute to the extinction of the North Atlantic right whale, a species that is vulnerable to extinction and classified ...