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Native Groups Sue MMS Over Chukchi Sea Lease Sale, Elders Resolution Prompts Region-wide Lawsuit
Oomittuk. The approximately 30 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Chukchi Sea 193 lease area include core habitat for polar bear and Pacific walrus, and encompasses ... the Inupiat and their subsistence rights which are threatened by proposed offshore development in the Chukchi Sea. The Inupiat right to continue their way of life as they have for generations ...
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ECO-PROS Oceans and Seas
Each of these is a body of water within one of the major oceans. TRIBUTARY SEAS, GULFS AND BAYS Andaman Sea Caribbean Sea Gulf of California Persian Gulf Arabian Sea Celebes Sea Gulf of Guinea Red Sea Arafura Sea Ceram Sea Gulf of Mexico Ross Sea Baffin Bay Chukchi Sea Gulf of Saint Lawrence Savu Sea Bali Sea Coral Sea Hudson ...
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SCS: Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus)
Potential pollution and disturbance from vessel traffic on the proposed Northern Sea Route is also a cause for concern. There is a potential for conflict between bearded seals and ... example, to move from the White and Kara Seas to the northern Barents Sea and from the Bering Sea to the Chukchi Sea. In other areas such as the Laptev, Okhotsk and White Seas they ...
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SCS: Ribbon Seal (Phoca fasciata)
Ocean, mostly in the Bering and Okhotsk Seas but also seasonally in the Chukchi Sea, western Beaufort Sea and northern Sea of Japan. One wandering ribbon seal was reported from California. Very little ... more recently, an estimate of 100,000 - 110,000 seals has been made for the Bering Sea population. The species is referred to by some scientists as Histriophoca fasciata. Photo: Kathy Frost, Alaska ...
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NRDC: 2006 Annual Report - Saving Endangered Wildlife and Wild Places
Meanwhile, in the face of alarming new scientific data on the rapid decline in Arctic sea ice, NRDC mobilized hundreds of thousands of activists to urge the Bush administration to protect threatened ... just before a scheduled oil and gas lease sale in critical polar bear habitat in the Chukchi Sea, off the coast of northwest Alaska. If the polar bear is granted federal protection, however ...
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2008 Congressional Testimony -- Minerals Management Service (MMS)
... Resources regarding the possible reform the Mining Law of 1872 (199 KB; Jan 24, 2008) Testimony of Randall Luthi, Director, Minerals Management Service, United States Department of the Interior Before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Oversight Hearing on Polar Bear Habitat Loss and the Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale (37 KB; Jan 17, 2008)
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News Release Archive - Alaska Region
Hold Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193 January 15 MMS to Prepare EIS for Proposed Arctic Sales January 2 MMS Finalizes Chukchi Sea Lease Sale News Release Archive 2007 November 27 Minerals Management Service to Model Ocean Circulation in Bering Sea: Two-Year Study to Document Ocean Currents August 23 MMS Begins Planning for Next Arctic Sales August 3 MMS Proposes ...
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WWF Global 200 Ecoregions -- Bering Sea
Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi Sea is home to one of the largest runs of salmon in the world. Sockeye, chinook, steelhead, and chum salmon migrate ... seals, polar bears, and walruses. Looking Ahead The key to conservation success in the Bering Sea ecoregion is collaboration between the United States and Russia. Besides sponsoring joint scientific research on ...
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Oak Foundation: Marine Environment Bering Sea and North Pacific
Key geographical areas: Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea High priority areas: 1. To build resilience through sustainable use initiatives ... can be used as a model for other areas in the Arctic; protecting the Bering Sea and Arctic seafloor from destructive bottom trawling; identifying important ecological areas in the US Arctic; ...
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Gray Whale - Aquatic Mammal - The Gray Whale
Gray whales make an extraordinarily long migration from the Arctic Ocean (northwest of Alaska in the Chukchi Sea) to the Baja peninsula off Mexico, and back each year. They travel about 12,500 ... at Wikipedia CommentSubscribe Planet Earth Popular Articles Bengal Tiger Snow Leopard Oak Tree Grand Canyon Green Sea Turtle Harp Seal Niagara Falls Angel Falls You may also like... Right Whale Whales are a ...
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