20220214 13410900 1.0 TRUE Spectacled Eider Critical Habitat Critical habitat are areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These areas provide notice to the public and land managers the importance of these areas to the conservation of this species. Special protections and/or restrictions are possible in areas where federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations, or actions occur or are required. Charla Sterne, Ellen Lance, Alfred Fleming Talton, Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Endangered Species Branch, 605 West 4th Ave, Rm G61, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Contact: ellen_lance@fws.gov