In 2016, NOAA Fisheries divided humpback whales into 14 distinct population segments under the Endangered Species Act.
Sources
- Recovery of Endangered and Threatened Species | NOAA Fisheries (fisheries.noaa.gov)
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/08/2016-21276/endangered-and-threatened-species-identification-of-14-distinct-population-segments-of-the-humpback (federalregister.gov)
- https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=specialstatus.fedsummary&species=humpbackwhale (adfg.alaska.gov)
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