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Biological and Conference Opinion on Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of America

May 15, 2025

Programmatic biological and conference opinion on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's oil and gas program in federal waters in the Gulf of America.

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On May 20, 2025, NMFS issued a biological and conference opinion on the oil and gas program in the Gulf of America and it supersedes and replaces all other prior biological opinions on that action. 

Map of Gulf of America Rice's whale area from 2025 Opinion

 

Last updated by Office of Protected Resources on 05/20/2025