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In this undated photo released by NOAA Fisheries is a ringed seal. A federal agency has proposed about 350,000 square miles of ocean off Alaska's north and west coasts as critical habitat for the seal that's the main prey of polar bears. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, that it's proposing much of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas within U.S. jurisdiction as critical habitat for ringed seals. (AP Photo/NOAA Fisheries)

In this undated photo released by NOAA Fisheries is a ringed seal. A federal agency has proposed about 350,000 square miles of ocean off Alaska's north and west coasts as critical habitat for the seal that's the main prey of polar bears. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, that it's proposing much of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas within U.S. jurisdiction as critical habitat for ringed seals. (AP Photo/NOAA Fisheries)

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