Southern sea otter
Enhydra lutris nereis · Wherever found · ECOS entity 45
In plain words
Federal ESA status Threatened
The Southern sea otter is listed as threatenedthreatened: Likely to become endangered soon. under the federal Endangered Species ActEndangered Species Act: The federal law from 1973 that protects listed animals and plants.. This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. No upcoming date is on the record.
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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.
| Step | Statutory date | Workplan or court-ordered date | Published (Federal Register) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90-day finding90-day finding: The agency's first answer to a petition, saying whether it is worth a full review. |
Statutory date May 6, 1984 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Statutory date August 31, 2021 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Statutory date July 29, 2026 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). No 90-day finding published in the Federal Register as of October 24, 2026.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
| 5-year review notice |
Statutory date January 14, 1982 (5-year review, 16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A); counted from the ECOS listing date). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
Statute wording for this date: "at least once every five years".
16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
Petitions
- “Southern sea otter (███████ lutra nereis)”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
- “Petition of the █████████████████████ Commission and ████████████████████ of █████████████ for the ███████ of the Southern Sea Otter From the ████ of Threatened Species, or in the ███████████, for a Rule under Section 4(d) of the ESA”: petition date (active). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
- “Petition of the █████████████████████ Commission and █████████████ Foundation for the ███████ of the Southern Sea Otter From the ████ of Threatened Species or, in the ███████████, for a Rule Under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act”: petition date (active). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Identifiers and sources
- This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/45- ECOS
- Species profile 8560