Biological Opinion on the Issuance of Permit No. 20311 to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center for Research on Cetaceans
June 30, 2017
Biological opinion on the effects of the proposed issuance of Permit No. 20311 on blue whales, false killer whales, fin whales, sperm whales, Hawaiian monk seals, green turtles, and other ESA-listed species and their designated critical habitats.
This document represents NOAA Fisheries opinion on the effects of the proposed issuance of Permit No. 20311 on blue whales, false killer whales, fin whales, humpback whales, North Pacific right whales, sei whales, sperm whales, Hawaiian monk seals, green turtles, hawksbill turtles, leatherback turtles, loggerhead turtles, and olive ridley turtles.