Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Alaska Fisheries Science Center Surveys in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, and Chukchi Sea/Beaufort Sea Research Areas, 2019- 2022 and the International Pacific Halibut Commission Surveys in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, 2019-2022

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) requires each Federal agency to ensure that any action it authorizes, funds, or carries out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat of such species. When a Federal agency’s action “may affect” a protected species, that agency is required to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), depending upon the endangered species, threatened species, or designated critical habitat that may be affected by the action (50 CFR §402.14(a)). Federal agencies may fulfill this general requirement informally if they conclude that an action may affect, but “is not likely to adversely affect” endangered species, threatened species, or designated critical habitat, and NMFS or the USFWS concurs with that conclusion (50 CFR §402.14(b)).
• Series:
  ESA Section 7 Consultation
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/m7tc-5p73
• Format:
  PDF
• Consultation Number:
  AKRO-2017-00028
• Document Type:
  Biological Opinion
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska) ; Bering Sea ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Chukchi Sea ; Beaufort Sea
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/20705/noaa_20705_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5d5489dbfc94dac849a47f0c19bfec12f74444b904104b57951ef3c2ef376ea9