National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Proposal to Fund a Study on the Behavioral and Spatial Ecology of the Threatened Giant Manta Ray (Mobula birostris, formerly Manta birostris)

Details

• Alternative Title:
  BOEM Giant Manta Study
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
• Description:
  Biological opinion prepared for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's funding of a research project on giant manta rays. Project to take place off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the spring and summer of 2022.
• Keywords:
  Manta Birostris Survey Manta Birostris
• Series:
  ESA Section 7 Consultation
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/4kzg-zk97
• Format:
  PDF
• Consultation Number:
  OPR-2021-02578
• Document Type:
  Biological Opinion
• Place as Subject:
  North Atlantic Ocean ; Florida ; United States
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:63362e972b39d821c56d17bacba41d72775f0ecd2f4c41c9053b28797b98822d
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/37559/noaa_37559_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]