Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Furie’s offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Drilling in the Kitchen Lights Unit of Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017-2021

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Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Furie’s offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Drilling in the Kitchen Lights Unit of Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017-2021

Published Date:

2017

Series:

NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2016-9600

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Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Furie’s offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Drilling in the Kitchen Lights Unit of Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017-2021

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This opinion considers the effects of offshore oil and gas exploratory drilling in the Kitchen Lights Unit of Cook Inlet, along with associated ancillary activities. These actions have the potential to affect the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), the endangered western North Pacific distinct population segment (DPS) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), the threatened Mexico DPS humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), the endangered western DPS Steller sea lion (Eumatopias jubatus), the endangered fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), and designated critical habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whales and Steller sea lions.

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Biological Opinion

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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Place as Subject:

Cook Inlet (Alaska)

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