A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
Biological Opinion on the effects of research vessels and the deployment of a variety of devices on several marine mammal species and designated critical habitat. NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2022-01871.
Opinion on the effects of icebreaking and a new vessel transit route in the Beaufort Sea on several marine mammal species, and effects to the newly designated ringed and bearded seal critical habitat. NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2022-00873.
The NOAA Fisheries opinion on the effects of research actions on the bearded seal Beringia DPS, ringed seal Arctic subspecies, Steller sea lion and several whale species. NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2022-03483.
Analysis of the designation of critical habitat (CH) for Arctic ringed seals in waters of the northern Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea, adjacent to the coast of Alaska, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Office of Naval Research (ONR) Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Year 4 (2021-2022)
NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2021-01926.