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Utqiagvik (Barrow) Atqasuk Nuiqsut Deadhorse Kaktovik Wainwright Point Lay Point Hope B e a u f o r t S e a C h u k c h i S e a A R C T I C O C E A N Hanna Shoal 0 50 100 25 Miles C o l v i lle Ri v e r Oil and Gas Leasing Biological Values Pelagic Bird Foraging Core Area 1 Walrus Core Area 2 Beluga Whale Core Area 2 Bowhead Whale Core Area 2 Data sources: 1) Audubon Alaska 2016, based on Drew and Piatt 2013, Walker and Smith 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 Withdrawn from Leasing (Dec. 20, 2016) T r a n s - A l a s k a Withdrawn from Leasing (Jan. 27, 2015) Not Withdrawn from Leasing (Dec. 20, 2016) P i p e l i n e S y st e m Map created May 1, 2017.

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Utqiagvik(Barrow)

Atqasuk

Nuiqsut DeadhorseKaktovik

Wainwright

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Point Hope

B e a u f o r t S e aC h u k c h i S e a

A R C T I C O C E A N

H a n n aS h o a l

0 50 10025Miles

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Withdrawn from Leasing (Dec. 20, 2016)

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Map created May 1, 2017.