Alaska Atty. Gen. Taylor: Alaska Sues NMFS for Over Designating Critical Habitat for Ice Seals
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 17 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release:
The State of Alaska filed a complaint yesterday against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) asking a U.S. District Court to vacate the critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals. The area designated for the two seal species is much larger than the state of Texas and includes approximately 324,105 square miles of coastal waters along the North Slope and the . . .
The State of Alaska filed a complaint yesterday against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) asking a U.S. District Court to vacate the critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals. The area designated for the two seal species is much larger than the state of Texas and includes approximately 324,105 square miles of coastal waters along the North Slope and the . . .