Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 6975 (2025)
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;
[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]
2. Humpback whale Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, endangered;
[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]
3. Finback whale Finback whale, Balaenoptera physalus, endangered;
[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]
4. Sperm whale Sperm whale, Physeter catodon, endangered;
[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]
5. Sei whale Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, endangered;
[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]
6. Leatherback turtle Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, endangered;
[PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW).]
7. Atlantic ridley turtle Atlantic ridley turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, endangered;
[PL 2007, c. 6, §1 (AMD).]
8. Loggerhead turtle Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, threatened; and
[PL 2007, c. 6, §2 (AMD).]
9. Shortnose sturgeon Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, endangered.
[PL 2007, c. 6, §3 (NEW).]
PL 2003, c. 573, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 6, §§1-3 (AMD).