| Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area | |
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| Area | 112,300 square miles (291,000 km2) |
| Established | December 9, 2016 |
The Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area, encompassing 291,000 square kilometers,[1] is a protected area within the Bering Sea, established by President Obama on December 9, 2016, by Executive Order 13754.[2] It represents a hugely productive, high-latitude marine ecosystem and supports one of the largest seasonal marine mammal migrations in the world, including thousands of bowhead and beluga whales, hundreds of thousands of walruses and ice seals, and millions of migratory birds. Moreover, it is home to more than 40 tribes of coastal Yup’ik and Inupiaq peoples whose way of life has been linked with the marine environment for thousands of years.
- ^ "FACT SHEET: White House Announces Actions to Protect Natural and Cultural Resources in Alaskan Arctic Ocean" (Press release). The White House - Office of the Press Secretary. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Executive Order -- Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience" (Press release). The White House - Office of the Press Secretary. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.