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Alternative Title:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological and Conference Opinion ; Biological and Conference Opinion on Permit Nos. 20605 and 20043, Tracking Nos. FPR-2017-9191 and FPR-2017-9218 ;
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:
"This document represents NMFS opinion on the effects of the proposed issuance of Permit Nos. 20605 and 20043 on beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas, Cook Inlet Distinct Population Segment (DPS)), blue whales (Balaena musculus), bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens, Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS), fin whales (Balaena physalus), gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus, Western North Pacific population), Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific DPSs), killer whales (Orcinus orca, Southern Resident DPS), North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), North Pacific right whales (Eubalaena japonica), sei whales (Balaena borealis), sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), Hawaiian monk seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi), Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus, Western DPS), green turtles (Chelonia mydas, Central North Pacific, Central South Pacific, Central West Pacific, East Pacific, and North Atlantic DPSs), hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley turtles, leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta, North Pacific, Northwest Atlantic, and South Pacific DPSs), and olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea, Mexico's Pacific Coast Breeding Colonies and all other areas). A complete record of this consultation is on file at NMFS Office of Protected Resources in Silver Spring, Maryland."--Page 2. [FPR-2017-9191 and FPR-2017-9218]. [doi:10.7289/V5P26WBH (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5P26WBH)]
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 numbers: FPR-2017-9191 and FPR-2017-9218."

Approved on: July 28, 2017.

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

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-185).


Keywords:
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Cetacea
Conservation
Government Policy
Marine Mammals
Research
Seals (Animals)
Sea Turtles
Whales

DOI:
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5P26WBH
Document Type:
Biological Opinion
Place as Subject:
United States ; Pacific Ocean ; Atlantic Ocean ; Mexico, Gulf of
United States ; Pacific Ocean ; Atlantic Ocean ; Mexico, Gulf of Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
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