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.