Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation. Washington State Fish Passage and Habitat Enhancement Restoration Programmatic Consultation

摘要

This document contains a biological opinion (Opinion) and incidental take statement (ITS) prepared in accordance with section 7(b) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 402. TheNational Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) also completed an essential fish habitat (EFH) consultation, prepared in accordance with section 305(bX2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600. The administrative record for this consultation is on file at the NMFS Washineton State Habitat Office in Lacey, Washington.