The Biden administration is designating a giant swath of waters off Alaska’s Bering Sea and Arctic coasts as critical habitat for ringed seals and bearded seals
is designating a giant swath of waters off Alaska’s Bering Sea and Arctic coasts as critical habitat for ringed seals and bearded seals.last week that the area would encompass waters extending from St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea to the edge of Canadian waters in the Arctic.as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2012, but the listings faced court challenges, delaying the designation of critical habitat.
“NOAA’s designation of critical habitat for both species allows these crushing federal regulatory burdens to take effect across broad swaths of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas, further locking up our lands, waters and resources,” Sen. Dan Sullivan said in the statement. Reduced sea ice is threatening the seals, which rely on the snow and ice for protection from predators and the elements, the Center for Biological Diversity said.
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