Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Construction and Operation of the Liberty Oil Production Island

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Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion: Construction and Operation of the Liberty Oil Production Island

2002
Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation

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NOAA Program & Office:

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

This document represents National Marine Fisheries Service’s biological opinion (Opinion) on the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) proposed approval of a development and production plan for the construction and operation of the Liberty project in the U.S. Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s north coast, and its effects on the endangered bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, in accordance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.]. Formal section 7 consultation with the MMS was initiated on March 2, 2001.
Keywords:

Bowhead Whale Petroleum Mining Bowhead Whale Petroleum Mining
Series:

ESA Section 7 Consultation
Format:

PDF
Consultation Number:

AKR-2001-00889
Document Type:

Biological Opinion
Place as Subject:

Beaufort Sea
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:ccb944d60a454c395056982b4be211fa473a840f0b90b6ab8c6c0a03ecc2fef5
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17175/noaa_17175_DS1.pdf
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