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Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion Implementation of the Lake Okeechobee System Operation Manual (LOSOM)
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2023
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Alternative Title:Biological Opinion for the Implementation of the Lake Okeechobee System Operation Manual
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Description:This document represents NMFS’s Opinion based on our review of potential effects of the USACE’s proposal to carry out the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM), which regulates the release of water from the lake to the St. Lucie River and Caloosahatchee River estuaries, on the following listed species and critical habitats: green sea turtles (NA DPS), hawksbill sea turtles, Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, leatherback sea turtles, loggerhead sea turtles (NWA DPS), giant manta rays, Nassau grouper, smalltooth sawfish (U.S. DPS), boulder star coral, elkhorn coral, lobed star coral, mountainous star coral, pillar coral, rough cactus coral, staghorn coral and critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles, smalltooth sawfish, and staghorn and elkhorn corals. The Opinion also considers effects to the proposed queen conch, Nassau grouper critical habitat, and 5 Caribbean corals critical habitat. Our Opinion is based on information provided by the USACE, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and the published literature cited within.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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