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NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ;
Description:
This opinion considers the effects of the authorization of oil and gas exploration activities for LS 244 under the OCSLA from September 2017 to September 2022. These actions have the potential to affect the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), endangered fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), endangered Western North Pacific DPS humpback whale, threatened Mexico DPS humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), and endangered western DPS Steller sea lion (Eumatopias jubatus), as well as the designated critical habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whale and Steller sea lion.
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Beluga Whale
Finback Whale
Humpback Whale
Offshore Gas Industry
Offshore Oil Industry
Steller's Sea Lion

Series:
NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2016-9580 ;
Document Type:
Biological Opinion ;
Place as Subject:
Cook Inlet (Alaska) ;
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Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha256:d3dd7f4cd08e5a361db45f5f2407006689f271a6837d5b45912ee3faa201c54d
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