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Utqiagvik(Barrow)

Atqasuk

Nuiqsut DeadhorseKaktovik

Wainwright

PointLay

Point Hope

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A R C T I C O C E A N

H a n n aS h o a l

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C o l v i l l e R i v e r

Oil and Gas Leasing Biological Values

Pelagic Bird Foraging Core Area1

Walrus Core Area2

Beluga Whale Core Area2

Bowhead Whale Core Area2

Data sources:1) Audubon Alaska 2016, based on Drew and Piatt 2013, Walker andSmith 2014, and USFWS 2016.2) Audubon Alaska and Oceana 2016, based on NOAA Fisheries 2015.

Core area:50% isopleth of seasonal distribution (Sept-Oct for marine mammals;June-Oct for birds.)

Withdrawn from Leasing (Dec. 20, 2016)

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Withdrawn from Leasing (Jan. 27, 2015)

Not Withdrawn from Leasing (Dec. 20, 2016)

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Map created May 1, 2017.