Contact Us
We strongly encourage action agency staff or non-federal representatives who may need to do ESA consultations to contact us:
Phone: (727) 824-5312
Email: nmfs.ser.esa.consultations@noaa.gov IMPORTANT NOTE: this email restricts file sizes to 25mb. Larger files need to be split into multiple emails or shared via a data-sharing portal (e.g., PKZIP®, WinZip® safe share, Google Drive) for us to download.
Visit us here for Emergency Consultations: Emergency Consultations in the Southeast
We are happy to provide you with assistance and guidance—before you begin the official ESA consultation process—to make the process easier, quicker, and more efficient.
Submitting a Request
Please submit all non-emergency consultation requests to nmfs.ser.esa.consultations@noaa.gov.
IMPORTANT NOTE: this email restricts file sizes to 25mb. Larger files need to be split into multiple emails or shared via a data-sharing portal (e.g., PKZIP®, WinZip® safe share, Google Drive) for us to download.
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region has a large consultation tracking system that uses the official email address above (nmfs.ser.esa.consultations@noaa.gov) for all of our consultation requests. To avoid confusion and delays, please DO NOT submit a hard-copy of your request, and please DO NOT submit electronic requests to individual email addresses other than the official inbox.
To submit a consultation request, the action agency should follow these steps.
Consultation Guidance
This information provides federal action agencies, or their designated representatives, with information and materials needed to consult with NOAA Fisheries on federal actions that may affect Endangered Species Act-listed marine species and their designated critical habitat within the Southeast Region (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands).
This information provides federal action agencies, or their representatives, with information and materials needed to consult with NOAA Fisheries on federal actions that may affect Endangered Species Act-listed marine species and their designated critical habitat within the Southeast Region (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands).
- Informal Consultation Process and Template
- ESA Section 7 Mapper
- Species and Critical Habitat Lists
- Species and Critical Habitat Consultation Frameworks
- Section 7 Consultation Guidance
- How to Calculate Acoustic Impacts for Effects Analysis
- Endangered Species Act Policies, Guidance, and Regulations
- Making a "No Effect" Determination (PDF, 3 pages)
- After-the-Fact Permitting (PDF, 2 pages)
- Emergency Consultations in the Southeast
- Frequently Requested Biological Opinions
- Protected Species Educational Signs
To report incidental take, please fill out the Endangered Species Take Report Form
