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NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; WCR (West Coast Region)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; WCR (West Coast 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
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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:
ESA Section 7 Consultation
Format:
PDF
Consultation Number:
AKR-2015-9422
Document Type:
Biological Opinion
Place as Subject:
Chukchi Sea ; Alaska
Chukchi Sea ; Alaska Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:eeeae05a2cbfdeffd99b6345ad9ab7bfc335bf6c8ce8a40047ff295518c0a8fb
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17204/noaa_17204_DS1.pdf
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