Biological Opinion on National Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's proposed action to fund a project under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Act: 'Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico'

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Biological Opinion on National Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's proposed action to fund a project under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Act: 'Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico'

2017

By United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, ...

Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation

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Alternative Title:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological Opinion ; National Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's proposed action to fund pelagic Sargassum research in the Gulf of Mexico, Tracking No. FPR-2017-9216 ;

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:

This document represents the NMFS opinion on the effects of these actions on ESA-listed whales, sea turtles, fishes, and corals, and their designated critical habitats. A complete record of this consultation is on file at the NMFS Office of Protected Resources in Silver Spring, Maryland--Page 1. This project is designed to better understand the larval fish communities that congregate around pelagic Sargassum mats in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The project will be carried out by researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi on board the NOAA research vessel Point Sur--Page 6. [Consultation Tracking number: FPR-2017-9216]. [doi:10.7289/V5JS9NNS (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5JS9NNS)].

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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-2017-9216.

Action Agency: National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.

Approved on: July 20, 2017.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-79).

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ESA Section 7 Consultation

DOI:

http://doi.org/10.7289/V5JS9NNS

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Consultation Number:

FPR-2017-9216

Document Type:

Biological Opinion

Place as Subject:

Mexico, Gulf of ; United States

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Public Domain

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