The Consultation Frameworks summarize the best available information on species life history, behavior, and distribution; critical habitat; activities and potential routes of effect; and recommendations for integrating recovery considerations into section 7 consultation practices.
The Consultation Frameworks can be used by federal action agencies, or non-federal representatives to minimize effects to ESA-listed marine species and critical habitats and support recovery and conservation efforts. A large quantity of information was summarized in the production of these frameworks, and they should be considered a consultation aid and used as general guidance.
Consultation Frameworks
We are developing additional consultation frameworks for species and critical habitat under SERO’s jurisdiction.
Return to the Southeast Region's ESA Section 7 Interagency Consultation main page here.
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759).