### South Atlantic

Listed Species Scientific Name Status Date Listed

Marine Mammals

blue whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered 12/02/70

finback whale Balaenoptera physalus Endangered 12/02/70

humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae En dangered 12/02/70

North Atlantic right

whale Eubalaena glacialis Endangered 12/02/70

sei whale Balaenoptera borealis Endangered 12/02/70

sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Endangered 12/02/70

Turtles

green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Threatened 1 07/2 8/78

hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Endangered 06/02/70

Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii Endangered 12/02/70

leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea Endangered 06/02/70

loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta Threatened 2 09/2 2/11

Fish

shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Endangered 03/11/67

smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata Endangered 04/01/03

Invertebrates

elkhorn coral Acropora palmata Threatened 5/9/06

staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis Threatened 5/9/0 6

Seagrasses

Johnson’s seagrass Halophila johnsonii Threatened 09/14/98

1 Green turtles are listed as threatened, except for breeding populations of green turtles in Florida and on the Pac ific Coast of

Mexico, which are listed as endangered

2 Northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA) DPS. On September 22, 2011, NMFS and USFWS issued a final rule changing the listing of

loggerhead sea turtles from a single, threatened species to nine distinct populati on segments (DPSs) listed as either threatened or

endangered (FR 76 58868). The NWA DPS was listed as threatened. Endangered and Threatened Species and Critical Habitats

under the Jurisdiction of the NOAA Fisheries Service

### South Atlantic

Designated Critical Habitat

Final rules, critical habitat maps, and corresponding GIS data can be found at:

http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/GISDataandMaps.htm

North Atlantic r ight whale: Between 31°15'N (approximately the mouth of the Altamaha

River, Georgia) and 30°15'N (approximately Jacksonville, Florida) from the coast out to

15 nautical miles offshore; the coastal waters between 30°15'N and 28°00'N

(approximately Sebastian Inlet, Florida) from the coast out to 5 nautical miles.

Johnson’s seagrass: A final rule designating Johnson’s seagrass critical habitat was

published on Ap ril 5, 2000 (65 FR 17786) and 10 geographic areas (units) within the

range of the species were identified along the east coast of Florida.

Green sea turtle: The waters extending seaward 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from the

mean high water line of Culebr a Island, Puerto Rico.

Hawksbill sea turtle: The waters extending seaward 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from the

mean high water line of Mona and Monito Islands, Puerto Rico

Leatherback sea turtle: The waters adjacent to Sandy Point, U.S. Virgin Islands, up to

and inclusive of the waters from the hundred fathom curve shoreward to the level of

mean high tide with boundaries at 17°42'12"N and 64°50'00"W.

Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals: All waters in the depths of 98 ft (30 m) and shallower to:

(1) the 6 ft (1. 8 m) contour from Boynton Inlet, Palm Beach County, to Government Cut,

Miami

- Dade County; and the mean low water (MLW) line from Government Cut south to

82° W longitude in Monroe County; (2) the MLW line in Puerto Rico and associated

Islands; (3) the MLW l ine in St. John/St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; and (4) the MLW line in St.

Croix, U.S.V.I. Within these specific areas, the essential feature consists of natural

consolidated hard substrate or dead coral skeleton that are free from fleshy or turf

macroalgae cover and sediment cover.

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Candidate Species 3 Scientific Name

Fish

alewife herring Alosa aestivalis

Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus

blueback herring Alosa pseudoharengus

scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini

Invertebrates

boulder star coral Montastraea annu laris

boulder star coral Montast r aea franksi

elliptical star coral Dichocoenia stokesii

Lamarck’s sheet coral Agaricia lamarcki

mountainous star coral Montastraea faveolata

pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus

rough cactus coral Mycetophyllia ferox

Species of Concern 4 Scientific Name

Fish

dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus

key silverside Menidia conchorum

mangrove rivulus Rivulus marmoratus

Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus

opossum pipefish Microphis brachyurus lineatus

sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus

speckled hind Epinephelus drummond hayi

striped croaker Bairdiella sanctaeluciae

w arsaw grouper Epinephelus nigritus

Invertebrates

ivory tree coral Oculina varicosa

3 Candidate species are those petitioned species that are actively being considered for listing as endangered or threatened und er

the Endange red Species Act (ESA), as well as those species which NMFS has initiated an ESA status review.

4 Species of Concern are not protected under the Endangered Species Act, but concerns about their status indicate that they may

warrant listing in the future. Fe deral agencies and the public are encouraged to consider these species during project planning so

that future listings may be avoided. For more information please visit: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/SOC. htm