Northern Sea Otter Critical Habitat Map

Segment DPS of the northern sea otter Enhydra lutris kenyoni under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended Act. Box 115526 1255 W.

Distribution Of Sea Otter Sightings And Survey Effort On The Central Download Scientific Diagram

The Southeast stock can be found in the coastal waters of Southeast Alaska.

Northern sea otter critical habitat map. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for terrestrial and freshwater species but also has responsibility over several marine species like sea otters manatees and polar bears. Final Designated Critical Habitat for the southwest Alaska DPS of the northern sea otter Metadata Updated. 2 On December 16 2008 the Service proposed critical habitat for the.

The northern sea otter subspecies E. The critical habitat designated in 2009 for the Southwest Alaska population of northern sea otters encompasses about 15000 km2. In the US there are two distinct sea otter subspecies the Northern sea otter and the Southern or California sea otter.

Western Aleutian Eastern Aleutian South Alaska Peninsula Bristol Bay and Kodiak Kamishak and Alaska Peninsula. The Southwest Alaska DPS of the northern sea otter hereafter otter a small marine mammal generally occupying nearshore marine waters was listed as a threatened species on August 9 2005. The Endangered Species that require protected habitat in this area are the Northern Sea Otter the Spectacled Eider Stellers Eider and the Polar Bear.

For thousands of years indigenous peoples hunted Northern Sea Otter for food and fur. Final Recovery plan for the Southwest distinct population segment of the northern sea otter PDF file Draft 2013 Stock Assessment Report for the southwest Alaska stock of Northern sea otters PDF file 2013 Five-year Review for the southwest Alaska distinct population segment of the northern sea otter PDF file Detailed Critical Habitat Maps. Fish and Wildlife Service designated almost 6000 miles of coastline in southwest Alaska as critical habitat for the northern sea otter.

Sea otter populations in the Aleutian Islands were some of the first to recover following the end of the fur trade. Native to the northern Pacific Ocean. This critical habitat is broken into 5 units.

FWS Regarding Listed Species. At one time over 80 of the worlds sea otters lived in this area. The Fish and Wildlife Service liaison for the sea otter recovery team he worked with team members to develop the draft recovery plan.

In total approximately 15164 square kilometers km2 5855 square miles mi2 fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. NOAA Fisheries is responsible for endangered and threatened marine and anadromous speciesfrom whales and seals to sharks salmon and corals. Monitoring sea otter populations as well as other components related to sea.

Within Alaska there are 3 stocks. Monitoring sea otter populations as well as other components related to sea. Between 1992 and 2000 sea otter populations in the Aleutians declined by 70.

Northern sea otters live in the waters off southcoastal Alaska British Columbia and Washington State. Of the Northern Sea Otter Enhydra lutris kenyoni Unit 1 - Western Aleutian Bering Sea Area of Detail Critical Habitat 0 30 60 120 180 240 Miles 0 30 60 120 180 240 Kilometers Near Islands Gulf of Alaska Rat Islands Delarof Islands Andreanof Islands Islands of Four Mountains Back to Index Map. Lutris kenyoni is found in the Aleutian Islands Southern Alaska British Columbia and Washington.

Fish and Wildlife Service designated almost 6000 miles of coastline in southwest Alaska as critical habitat for the northern sea otter. Theyve got strong canines and strong molars to tear and crush their food. Sea otter numbers have declined in southwestern Alaska over the past 20 years.

Where species is believed to or known to occur. Once containing more than half of the worlds sea otters this population segment which ranges from Kodiak Island through the western Aleutian Islands has undergone an overall population decline of at least 5567 percent since the mid-1980s. The South central population spans from west of Glacier Bay to the eastern edge of Cook Inlet.

Northern Sea Otter Sea otters live in shallow coastal waters off the northern Pacific. Sea Otters are about four feet long and weigh an average of 65 pounds for males and 45 pounds for females. Alaska Department of Fish and Game PO.

Critical habitat is habitat that is deemed essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species. Further the US. Historically sea otters Enhydra lutris inhabited coastal waters from Baja California north to the coast of southern Alaska west across the Aleutian islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia and south to the northern islands of JapanCurrently sea otters can be found in Alaska Russia British Columbia Washington and California.

Report of Petitions Sent to the US. January 29 2020 This data set was created from a variety of GIS data layers primarily hydrographic surveys and depth contours. Their lung capacity is 25 times the size of land mammals of the same size.

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8th Street Juneau AK 99811-5526 Office Locations. Doug wrote the proposed and final rules to list the southwest Alaska distinct population segment of the northern sea otter and designate critical habitat. Critical habitat is habitat that is deemed essential for the conservation of a threatened or endangered species.

These provide critical habitat for myriad organisms like lichens fungi insects and birds and plants like wild red raspberries.

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