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50 CFR 226.215 - Critical habitat for the North Pacific Right Whale ( Eubalaena japonica ).

§ 226.215 Critical habitat for the North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica).
(a) Primary Constituent Elements. The primary constituent elements of the North Pacific right whale are the copepods Calanus marshallae, Neocalanus cristatus, and N. plumchris, and the euphausiid Thysanoessa raschii, in areas of the North Pacific Ocean in which North Pacific right whales are known or believed to feed, as described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) Bering Sea. An area described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
58° 00′ N/168° 00′ W
58° 00′ N/163° 00′ W
56° 30′ N/161° 45′ W
55° 00′ N/166° 00′ W
56° 00′ N/168° 00′ W
58 °00′ N/168° 00′ W.
(c) Gulf of Alaska. An area described by a series of straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:
57° 03′ N/153° 00′ W
57° 18′ N/151° 30′ W
57° 00′ N/ 151° 30′ W
56° 45′ N/153° 00′ W
57° 03′ N/153° 00′ W.
(d) Maps of critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale follow:
[73 FR 19011, Apr. 8, 2008]

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Title 50 published on 2012-10-01

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  • 2013-01-14; vol. 78 # 9 - Monday, January 14, 2013
    1. 78 FR 2726 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead
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      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
      Proposed rule; request for comments.
      Comments on this proposed rule must be received by 5 p.m. P.S.T. on April 15, 2013. Requests for public hearings must be made in writing by February 28, 2013.
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