Biological and Conference Opinion on U.S. Navy northwest training and testing activities and associated NMFS regulations and letters of authorization Biological Opinion and Conference report on Navy NWTT activities and NMFS' MMPA incidental take authorization, PCTS FPR-2015-9110 National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological and Conference Opinion

The Opinion and incidental take statement were prepared by NMFS Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division in accordance with section 7(b) of the ESA and implementing regulations at 50 CFR ʹ402. This document represents NMFS' Opinion on the effects of these actions on endangered and threatened species and critical habitat that has been designated for those species. A complete record of this consultation is on file at NMFS Office of Protected Resources in Silver Spring, Maryland--Page 1. [Consultation Tracking number: FPR-2015-9110]. [doi:10.7289/V5NG4NTZ (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NG4NTZ) consultation conducted by: Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Consultation Tracking number: FPR-2015-9110. Approved on: November 9, 2015. Action Agency: U.S. Navy and Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (pages 590-702).