Details:

NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service); AKR (Alaska Region);
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service); AKR (Alaska Region); Less -
Description:
This opinion considers the effects of the authorization of oil and gas exploration activities for LS 193 under the OCSLA from June 2015 to June 2024. These actions have the potential to affect the endangered bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), endangered fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), endangered humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), endangered North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica), endangered western North Pacific distinct population segment (DPS) of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), endangered sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), endangered western DPS of Steller sea lion (Eumatopias jubatus), threatened Arctic subspecies of ringed seal (Phoca hispida hispida), and Beringia DPS of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus nauticus),1 as well as the designated critical habitats for North Pacific right whale and Steller sea lion, and proposed critical habitat for the Arctic subspecies of ringed seal
Keywords:
[+]
Bearded Seal
Bowhead Whale
Finback Whale
Gray Whale
Humpback Whale
North Pacific Right Whale
Offhsore Oil Industry
Offshore Gas Industry
Ringed Seal
Sperm Whale
Steller's Sea Lion

Series:
NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2015-9422;
Document Type:
Biological Opinion;
Place as Subject:
Chukchi Sea; Alaska;
Chukchi Sea; Alaska; Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:eeeae05a2cbfdeffd99b6345ad9ab7bfc335bf6c8ce8a40047ff295518c0a8fb
File Type:

Supporting Files

• No Additional Files

More +