Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammonii | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2006)
Taxa
Balaenoptera acutorostrata ssp. scammoni | Deméré, 1986
Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammonii |
NRL Record ID
96379
Asessment status in full
Threatened; Menacée
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(ii,iii,v)+B2ab(ii,iii,v); D2
Assessment rationale/justification
There is no identifiable threat to the subspecies in the eastern North Pacific (there is no whaling; number of deaths from entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes is not thought to be high enough to cause concern). There is considerable potential for rescue - mainly from United States waters to the north and south; individuals occurring in inshore waters in Canada could constitute a naturally small population.; Il n'y a pas de menace identifiable envers la sous-espèce dans l'est du Pacifique Nord (il n'y a pas de chasse à la baleine; les mortalités causées par l'enchevêtrement dans les engins de pêche et les collisions avec les navires ne sont pas considérées assez nombreuses pour être préoccupantes). Il y a une possibilité élevée d'immigration de source externe - principalement des eaux des États-Unis au nord et au sud; les individus présents dans les eaux cà´tières du Canada pourraient constituer une petite population naturelle.
Assessment year
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2006)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 2006; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 2006.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata ssp. scammoni | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera |
Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammonii | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera |