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Alternative Title:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological Opinion ; Biological Opinion on Permit No. 19697, FPR-2017-9185 ;
Corporate Authors:
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources, Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Description:
The Permits Division proposes to issue scientific research Permit No. 19697 for the measuring, weighing, photographing/videoing, tagging (flipper, passive integrated transponder (PIT), and satellite), sampling (blood and tissue), ultrasound, and tumor removal of green and hawksbill sea turtles in the coastal waters of Puerto Rico, including Mona, Monito, and Desecheo Islands, and the Culebra Archipelago. This consultation, biological opinion, and incidental take statement, were completed in accordance with section 7(a)(2) of the statute (16 U.S.C. 1536 (a)(2)), associated implementing regulations (50 C.F.R. ʹʹ401-16), and agency policy and guidance was conducted by NMFS Office of Protected Resources Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division (hereafter referred to as 'we').This biological opinion and incidental take statement were prepared by NMFS Office of Protected Resources Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division in accordance with section 7(b) of the ESA and implementing regulations at 50 C.F.R. ʹ402--Page 1. [doi:10.7289/V5CN71ZP (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5CN71ZP).
Content Notes:
consultation conducted by: Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Consultation Tracking number: FPR-2017-9185.

Approved on: April 17, 2017.

Action Agency: NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Permits and Conservation Division.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-68).


Keywords:
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Conservation
Government Policy
Green Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Research
Sea Turtles

Series:
ESA Section 7 Consultation
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5CN71ZP
Format:
PDF
Consultation Number:
FPR-2017-9185
Document Type:
Biological Opinion
Place as Subject:
United States ; Puerto Rico
United States ; Puerto Rico Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:f191a87b0755f119335813ed8b76aae9f2e89097d6ddf5b35d381165f54a359a
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