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NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that each federal agency shall ensure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency 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 the action of a federal agency "may affect" a listed species or critical habitat that has been designated for them, that agency is required to consult with either NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), depending upon the listed resources that may be affected. For the action described in this document, the action agency is NMFS' Office of Protected Resources-Endangered Species Division section 6 Program. The consulting agency is NMFS' Office of Protected Resources-Endangered Species Division section 7 Program. This document represents NMFS' Biological Opinion (Opinion) on the effects of the proposed section 6 grant award to fund studies on endangered and threatened species and critical habitat, and has been prepared in accordance with section 7(b)(3) ofthe ESA as implemented by 50 CFR 402.14(g)-G). This Opinion is based on our review of the Endangered Species Division's draft Environmental Assessment, grant application, research amendment description, the Gulf sturgeon recovery plan and 5-year Review, scientific and technical reports from government agencies and the peer-reviewed literature, Biological Opinions on similar research, and other sources of information. Together, these represent the best scientific and commercial information available with respect to effects on Gulf sturgeon. A complete administrative record for this consultation is on file at NMFS' Office of Protected Resources (OPR).