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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

Alaska Whales

Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for Issuing Annual Quotas to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for a Subsistence Hunt on Bowhead Whales for the Years 2008 through 2012

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Final Environmental Impact Statement - January 2008

HOW TO VIEW THE FINAL EIS

  • To download and view the entire Final EIS in one file, click "View Entire PDF".
  • To download and view the Final EIS by section or appendix, click "View PDF".
  • To request a print or CD version please contact: Steve Davis at Steven.K.Davis@noaa.gov or (907) 271-3523.

COMMENTS

  • Written comments can be submitted to: Steven K. Davis, NOAA Fisheries Service, 222 West 7th Ave., #517, Anchorage, AK 99513 or by email to bowhead-FEIS@noaa.gov. When submitting email comments, use Final Bowhead Whale EIS in the subject line. Wait Period ends March 3, 2008.

Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) PDF File Size
Final EIS - All in one file View Entire PDF 15 MB
Dear Reviewer Letter, Executive Summary, Table of Contents and Sections 1 - 9 View PDF 2.6 MB
Appendix 8.1:
Quantification of Subsistence and Cultural Need for Bowhead Whales by Alaska Eskimos 2007 Update Based on 2000 U.S. Census Data (April 2007)		 View PDF 8 MB
Appendix 8.2:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Cooperative Agreement (2003)		 View PDF 830 KB
Appendix 8.3:
Federal Register Notice on Whaling Provisions: Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas (March 12, 2007)		 View PDF 374 KB
Appendix 8.4:
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Management Plan		 View PDF 1.5 MB
Appendix 8.5:
Mailing List		 View PDF 71 KB
Appendix 8.6:
Comment Analysis Report		 View PDF 2.4 MB


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