NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SECTION 7 CONFERENCE AND BIOLOGICAL OPINION Conference and Biological Opinion on Military Operations Proposed by the U.S. Air Force in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range for the 7-year mission period from 2023 to 2030, and the Issuance of a Marine Mammal Protection Act Letter of Authorization by the National Marine Fisheries Service

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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SECTION 7 CONFERENCE AND BIOLOGICAL OPINION Conference and Biological Opinion on Military Operations Proposed by the U.S. Air Force in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range for the 7-year mission period from 2023 to 2030, and the Issuance of a Marine Mammal Protection Act Letter of Authorization by the National Marine Fisheries Service

2023
Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation

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Alternative Title:

Conference and Biological Opinion for Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range mission period 2023 to 2030.
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:

The Federal action agencies for this consultation are the U.S. Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base (EAFB), and NMFS’ Permits and Conservation Division (Permits Division). The EAFB proposed to continue to conduct military testing and training operations in Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range during the next 7-year mission period from 2023 to 2030. The Permits Division proposed to issue a Letter of Authorization that would authorize non-lethal “takes” by Level A and B harassment (as defined by the Marine Mammal Protection Act [MMPA]) of marine mammals incidental to the proposed military testing and training operations in the EGTTR, pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(D).
Keywords:

Balaenoptera Ricei Caretta Caretta Chelonia Mydas Dermochelys Coriacea Lepidochelys Kempii Military Balaenoptera Ricei Caretta Caretta Chelonia Mydas Dermochelys Coriacea Lepidochelys Kempii
Series:

ESA Section 7 Consultation
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/2acv-y502
Format:

PDF
Consultation Number:

OPR-2021-02687
Document Type:

Biological Opinion
Place as Subject:

Gulf of Mexico ; United States
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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Submitted
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