A team of NOAA Fisheries scientists set out on a month-long research survey onboard the NOAA ship Reuben Lasker to try to locate the rare North Pacific right whale, possibly the most endangered marine mammal to visit U.S. waters.
NOAA Fisheries' biological opinion on the effects of oil and gas exploration activities for LS 193 on endangered and threatened species and designated and proposed critical habitats. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2015-9422.
Biological opinion on the effects of open-water seismic surveys on endangered and threatened species and critical habitat during the 2013 open water season.
Biological opinion on the potential effects of open-water seismic and marine surveys, equipment recovery and maintenance activities in the U.S. Chukchi Sea, Alaska during the 2013 Open Water Season on endangered and threatened species and critical habitat.
Biological opinion on oil and gas leasing and exploration activities within the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from March 2013 to March 2027, as well as potential actions associated with existing leases in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
The North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) was heavily exploited by both nineteenth century whaling and recent (1960s) illegal Soviet catches. Today, the species remains extremely rare especially in the eastern North Pacific.
Analysis of the proposed designation of critical habitat in waters of the North Pacific Ocean for the northern right whale under authority of the Endangered Species Act.
