Biological and Conference Opinion on U.S. Navy Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active sonar routine training, testing, and military operations and associated NMFS letters of authorization

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• Alternative Title:
  National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological and Conference Opinion
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
• Description:
  For the actions described in this document, the action agencies are: (1) the United States Navy (U.S. Navy), which proposes to operate the SURTASS LFA sonar onboard four Tactical-Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance (T-AGOS) vessels; and (2) NMFS Permits and Conservation Division, which proposes to issue four Letters of Authorization that would allow the U.S. Navy to 'take' marine mammals incidental to those SURTASS LFA sonar activities. The consulting agency for these proposals is NMFS Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division. The biological opinion (Opinion), Conference Report, and incidental take statement were prepared by NMFS Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division in accordance with section 7(b) of the ESA and implementing regulations at 50 CFR ʹ402. This document represents NMFS' opinion on the effects of these actions on endangered and threatened species and critical habitat that has been designated for those species. A complete record of this consultation is on file at NMFS Office of Protected Resources in Silver Spring, Maryland--Page 1-2. Consultation Tracking number: FPR-2015-9119. doi:10.7289/V5HQ3X43 (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5HQ3X43).
• 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-2015-9119. ; Approved on: August 4, 2015. ; Action Agency: U.S. Navy and Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. ; Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-430).
• Series:
  ESA Section 7 Consultation
• DOI:
  http://doi.org/10.7289/V5HQ3X43
• Format:
  PDF
• Consultation Number:
  FPR-2015-9119
• Document Type:
  Biological Opinion
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Corporate as Subject:
  United States. ; United States. Navy ; United States. ; United States. Navy
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/14860/noaa_14860_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.64 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:542cadac1db17d0f46b23b05f06899b9021c2b23b0ca185e1e52834b07933212c939cb9ae5a0176cdac1f4a8c67b3983458396ba6ec35d4f74af7b76c99850fd