National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological and Conference Opinion Biological and Conference Opinion on (1) United States Navy’s Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar Routine Training and Testing Activities in the Western and Central North Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans from August 2026 and continuing into the reasonably foreseeable future, and (2)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NationalMarine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Permitsand Conservation Division’s Promulgation of Regulations andIssuance of a Letter of Authorization for the United States Navyto “Take” Marine Mammals Incidental to Surveillance TowedArray Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar routinetraining and testing activities in the Western and Central NorthPacific and Eastern Indian Oceans from August 2026 to August2033

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources

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National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological and Conference Opinion Biological and Conference Opinion on (1) United States Navy’s Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar Routine Training and Testing Activities in the Western and Central North Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans from August 2026 and continuing into the reasonably foreseeable future, and (2)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NationalMarine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Permitsand Conservation Division’s Promulgation of Regulations andIssuance of a Letter of Authorization for the United States Navyto “Take” Marine Mammals Incidental to Surveillance TowedArray Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar routinetraining and testing activities in the Western and Central NorthPacific and Eastern Indian Oceans from August 2026 to August2033

2026
Series: ESA Section 7 Consultation
Consultation Number OPR-2025-03521

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Biological and Conference Opinion on (1) United States Navy’s Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar Routine Training and Testing Activities in the Western and Central North Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans from August 2026 and continuing into the reasonably foreseeable future, and (2) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Permits and Conservation Division’s Promulgation of Regulations and Issuance of a Letter of Authorization for the United States Navy to “Take” Marine Mammals Incidental to Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar routine training and testing activities in the Western and Central North Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans from August 2026 to August 2033
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United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
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ESA Section 7 Consultation
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/jt58-yz07
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pdf
Consultation Number:

OPR-2025-03521
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Biological Opinion
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North Pacific Ocean ; Northern Mariana Islands ; United States
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[PDF - 11.57 MB]
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