Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC, Proposed Subsea Fiber Optic Cable-laying Activities and Associated Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, Alaska

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Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC, Proposed Subsea Fiber Optic Cable-laying Activities and Associated Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, Alaska

2016
Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation

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NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AKR (Alaska Region)
Description:

This Opinion considers the effects of the proposed subsea cable-laying project and the associated proposed issuance of an IHA. These actions may affect the following species and designated critical habitat: bowhead (Balaena mysticetus), fin (Balaenoptera physalus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), blue (Balaenoptera musculus), North Pacific right (Eubalaene japonica), sperm

(Physeter microcephalus), and western North Pacific gray (Eschrichtius robustus)whales, western Distinct Population Segment (DPS) Steller sea lions, bearded (Erignathus barbatus nauticus) and Arctic ringed (Phoca hispida hispida) seals, Steller sea lion critical habitat and North Pacific right whale critical habitat. We concur with the action agencies’ determinations that this action is not likely to adversely affect the following species or critical habitats: blue, North Pacific right, sperm, and western North Pacific gray whales, western DPS Steller sea lions, North Pacific right whale critical habitat, and Steller sea lion critical habitat (see section 5.1).
Keywords:

Bearded Seal Bowhead Whale Finback Whale Gray Whale Humpback Whale Incidental Take (Endangered Species) North Pacific Right Whale Ringed Seal Sperm Whale Steller's Sea Lion Bearded Seal Bowhead Whale Finback Whale Gray Whale Humpback Whale Incidental Take (Endangered Species) North Pacific Right Whale Ringed Seal Sperm Whale Steller's Sea Lion
Series:

ESA Section 7 Consultation
Format:

PDF
Consultation Number:

AKR-2016-9555
Document Type:

Biological Opinion
Place as Subject:

Bering Sea ; Beaufort Sea ; Chukchi Sea
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:426a6f03c5d54cbaff942059cf52cfef3c9341c20233c54f80859241b5614424
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17163/noaa_17163_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 3.44 MB ]

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