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Alaska: ESA Section 6 Program
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Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Juneau, AK
Cooperative Agreement signed: December 3, 2009
Alaska's agreement lists the following species:
Endangered
- Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)- Cook Inlet DPS
- Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
- Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)- Western DPS
Threatened
- Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)- Eastern DPS
Candidate
- Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus)
- Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
Note: To be eligible for funding through the Species Recovery Grants program, species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) must be covered by the State's section 6 agreement. Proposed and candidate species that occur in the State do not need to be listed on the agreement to be eligible for funding.
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