Ledyard Bay
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The Ledyard Bay Critical Habitat Unit was designated because of its importance to migrating and molting spectacled eiders, and includes waters of Ledyard Bay within about 1.85-74 km (1-40 nautical miles [nm]) from shore. Individuals from all three breeding populations molt in Ledyard Bay, including most (77%) females that nest on the North Slope (Petersen et al. 1999). Primary constituent elements identified for LBCHU are marine waters > 5 m and ≤ 25 m deep, along with associated marine aquatic flora and fauna in the water column, and the underlying marine benthic community. Conserving the ecosystem processes and physical and biological features of Ledyard Bay may be essential for the conservation of spectacled eiders
