Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) Groundfish Fishery Exempted Fishing Permit Authority: 50 CFR 600.745(b) and 50 CFR 679.6 PERMIT #06-01

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Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) Groundfish Fishery Exempted Fishing Permit Authority: 50 CFR 600.745(b) and 50 CFR 679.6 PERMIT #06-01

2006
Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation

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Corporate Authors:

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA Program & Office:

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

On January 7, 2006, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Protected Resources Division (PRD) received a written request for ESA section 7 formal consultation from the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division (SFD). The SFD proposes to issue an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to support a feasibility study using commercial fishing vessels for acoustic surveys of pollock in the Aleutian Islands subarea. SFD is proposing this action according to its authority under 50 CFR 600.745 and 679.6. Formal consultation was initiated on January 17, 2006. The project involves the harvest of pollock inside designated critical habitat. This harvest is necessary to verify acoustic data collected during acoustic surveys using a fishing vessel under an experimental fishing permit. The SFD has determined that the project “may affect, and is likely to adversely affect” the western distinct population segment (population) of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) and its designated critical habitat. The January 2006 environmental assessment (NMFS 2006) for the proposed action is hereby incorporated by reference into this Opinion as it provides a substantial review of the proposed action.
Keywords:

Groundfish Fisheries Incidental Take (Endangered Species) Law And Legislation Permits Steller's Sea Lion Groundfish Fisheries Incidental Take (Endangered Species) Law And Legislation Steller's Sea Lion
Series:

ESA Section 7 Consultation
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/d9gv-5t20
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PDF
Document Type:

Biological Opinion
Funding:

Permit no. 06-01
Place as Subject:

Bering Sea ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Alaska
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Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha256:227cd7f7449e442cc479e1a80058808ee6c95991f3360d2d1f458f75f3163932
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17167/noaa_17167_DS1.pdf
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