Endangered Species Act (ESA) - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion Reinitiation of Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultation on the Implementation of the Sea Turtle Conservation Regulations under the ESA and the Authorization of the Southeast U.S. Shrimp Fisheries in Federal Waters under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act (MSFMCA) Biological Opinion on the Southeast U.S. Shrimp Fisheries

This document represents our Opinion on the effects of the implementation of the sea turtle conservation regulations applicable to shrimp trawling and the authorization of southeast U.S. shrimp fisheries in federal waters on threatened and endangered species and designated critical habitat, in accordance with Section 7 of the ESA. This Opinion is the result of an intra-agency consultation with our Sustainable Fisheries Division (F/SER2). For the actions described in this document, we are both the action agency (F/SER2) under our authorities to conserve sea turtles under the ESA and to manage federal shrimp fishing under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) (16 U.S.C. §1801 et seq.), and the consulting agency (F/SER3). There is no applicant associated with this proposed action.