Secretary Jewell Applauds President’s Withdrawal of Atlantic and Arctic Ocean Areas from Future Oil and Gas Leasing
Published by the Department of the Interior
The withdrawal does not restrict other uses of these federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf, and will help to sustain commercial and recreational fisheries in the Atlantic to support fishing-dependent communities, as well as the harvest of marine resources on which many Alaska Native communities rely for subsistence use and cultural traditions.
Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-applauds-presidents-withdrawal-atlantic-and-arctic-ocean-areas-future
