Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion City and Borough of Sitka Gary Paxton Industrial Park Multipurpose Dock Project Sawmill Cove, Sitka, Alaska

In this document, the action agencies are the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) which proposes to authorize construction activities at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park (GPIP) Multipurpose Dock Project, and the NMFS Office of Protected Resources Permits and Conservation Division (PR1) which proposes to permit Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Level B take of Steller sea lions (SSL) and humpback whales in conjunction with the project. Solstice Alaska Consulting, Inc. (Solstice) is acting as the USACE’s designated nonfederal representative for this consultation. The consulting agency is NMFS’s Alaska Region. This document represents NMFS’s biological opinion (opinion) on the effects of this proposal on endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat.