Biological Opinion on the issuance of Permit No. 19508 for scientific research on sea turtles along the eastern coast of Florida and the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico Permit No. 19508 for scientific research on sea turtles along the eastern coast of Florida and the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological Opinion

The purpose of the proposed permit is the continuation of two long-term projects on juvenile marine turtle populations in two eastern Florida developmental habitats and one on oceanic juveniles in the Gulf of Mexico. Project locations are: the central Indian River Lagoon; the Trident Turning Basin, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station; and the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico waters offshore of Louisiana to western Florida. Turtles will be captured using standardized netting methods to assess population structure, abundance, distribution, habitat, sex 2 ratios, physiology, genetics, and epidemiology--[Page 2]. [Consultation Tracking Number: FPR-2017-9184] [doi:10.7289/V5DZ06HP (https://doi.org/10.7289/V5DZ06HP)] 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-2017-9184. Approved on: February 27, 2017. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-107).