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Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Classification

Megaptera [genus] (1)
novaeangliae [species]

Classification

Megaptera [genus] (1)
novaeangliae [species]

Legislation and policy ?

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Vulnerable (VU)
CITES species of CITES Appendix I
SPAW Protocol species of SPAW Annex II
CMS CMS Annex I

Publications

  • CITES 2015. Checklist of CITES Species. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. [link]
  • IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-1. IUCN. [link]
  • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
  • SPAW Protocol 1990. Protocol concerning specially protected areas and wildlife to the convention for the protection and development of the marine environment of the wider Caribbean region. The Caribbean Environment Programme. [link]