Category FAQs Search : Aquatic Living
Question: Species in the Spotlight
Answer: For some, their numbers are so low that they need to be bred in captivity; others are facing human threats that must be addressed to prevent their extinction. We launched the "Species in the Spotlight" initiative in 2015 to bring greater attention and marshal resources to save these highly at-risk species:
1. Atlantic salmon Gulf of Maine distinct population segment (DPS)
2. Central California Coast coho salmon evolutionarily significant unit (ESU)
3. Cook Inlet beluga whale DPS
4. Hawaiian monk seal
5. North Atlantic right whale
6. Pacific leatherback sea turtle
7. Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon ESU
8. Southern resident killer whale DPS
(Source: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), 23 Mar 2021)
Source Link: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/endangered-species-conservation#species-in-the-spotlight