Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Humpback Whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
Policy Actions
1946
- International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling regulated commercial whaling of humpbacks
1966
- International Whaling Commission prohibited commercial whaling of humpbacks
1970
- Humpback whales designated as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act (PDF 1,066 kB)
1972
- Protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
1973
- Listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- Designated as depleted under the MMPA
1987
- Listed as endangered by the State of Alaska.
1990
1991
- Recovery plan for humpback whales finalized (PDF 2,375 kB)
