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Overview

Walruses are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits the take (i.e., harass, hunt, capture, or kill) of all marine mammals. Please click the link provided after "For more information" to access the Service's Marine Mammals Management Pacific Walrus website.

Scientific Name

Odobenus rosmarus divergens
Common Name
Pacific walrus
FWS Category
Mammals
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MMPA Stock Assessment Report

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Sep 10, 2009

Sep 10, 2009 Listing (Substantial)
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Pacific Walrus as Threatened or Endangered
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 1

MMPA Stock Assessment Report

Dec 30, 2009

Dec 30, 2009 MMPA Stock Assessment Report (Document Availability)
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report: Notice of availability of final 2009 revisedโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
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Feb 10, 2011

Feb 10, 2011 Listing (Warranted But Precluded)
12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Pacific Walrus as Endangered or Threatened; Proposed Rule
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 3

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Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Nov 21, 2012 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 21, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 7

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Jun 12, 2013

Jun 12, 2013 Regulation
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Incidental Take Regulations; Final Rule
  • Publication type: Final
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Nov 22, 2013

Nov 22, 2013 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 9

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Nov 22, 2013

Nov 22, 2013 Listing
Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 10

Notice

Apr 22, 2014

Apr 22, 2014 Notice
NOA of Final Revised SARs for Pacific walrus and 3 stocks of northern sea otters in AK
  • Publication type: Document Availability - Historical
Item 11

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Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 12

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Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 13

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Dec 24, 2015

Dec 24, 2015 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 14

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Dec 24, 2015

Dec 24, 2015 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 15

MMPA Incidental Take Regulation

Jun 7, 2016

Jun 7, 2016 MMPA Incidental Take Regulation
Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Rule
  • Publication type: Proposed Rule
Item 16

Regulation

Aug 5, 2016

Aug 5, 2016 Regulation
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Southern Beaufort Sea Incidental Take Regulations; Final Rule
  • Publication type: Final
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Dec 2, 2016

Dec 2, 2016 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notificโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CNOR
Item 18

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Dec 2, 2016

Dec 2, 2016 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notificโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Oct 5, 2017

Oct 5, 2017 Listing
12-Month Findings on Petitions To List 25 Species as Endangered or Threatened Species
  • Publication type: Candidate Removal
Item 20