NOAA Fisheries to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals
NOAA Fisheries to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals A ringed seal peers out from a snow cave. Brendan P. Kelly/NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries will hold three public hearings on proposed rules to designate critical habitat in U.S. waters off the coast of Alaska for Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population segment of bearded seals under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA Fisheries opened a 60-day public comment period on the proposed rules when they were published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2021. The proposed critical hab...
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