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A. Status of the Spectacled Eider - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

DISCLAIMER PAGE 1<br />

LITERATURE CITATION u<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />

LIST OF FIGURES<br />

I. INTRODUCTION<br />

A. <strong>Status</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spectacled</strong> <strong>Eider</strong><br />

Reasons for Listing<br />

<strong>Status</strong> <strong>and</strong> Trends<br />

B. Causes for Decline <strong>and</strong> Obstacles to Recovery<br />

Factors Affecting Survival on <strong>the</strong> Breeding Grounds<br />

Factors Affecting Survival At Sea .<br />

C. Current Management<br />

U.S. <strong>Fish</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />

O<strong>the</strong>r Federal Agencies, State Agencies,<br />

D. Natural History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spectacled</strong> <strong>Eider</strong><br />

Nomenclature <strong>and</strong> Description<br />

Distribution <strong>and</strong> Abundance<br />

Life History <strong>and</strong> Ecology<br />

Habitat<br />

E. Distinct Population Segments<br />

II. RECOVERY<br />

A. Objective <strong>and</strong> Criteria<br />

Overview<br />

Uncertainty in Decision-making<br />

Thresholds<br />

Criteria for Reclassifying from Threatened to Endangered<br />

Criteria for Reclassifying from Endangered to Threatened<br />

Criteria for Delisting from Threatened <strong>Status</strong><br />

Estimated date for completion <strong>of</strong> recovery<br />

B. Strategies for Recovery<br />

C. Narrative Outline <strong>of</strong>Recovery Tasks<br />

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