NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region's biological opinion on the proposed actions and their effects on endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat for those species in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, Alaska.
Biological opinion on the potential effects of the Port of Anchorage Test Pile Project on the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale and the endangered Steller sea lion.
Biological opinion on the proposed replacement of the UniSea, Inc. Gl dock and its effect on listed species and designated critical habitat for those species. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2016-9518
Biological opinion on the potential effects of the Icy Strait Point cruise ship terminal development on the Western Distinct Population Segment of Steller sea lions, listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
This opinion considers the effects of the authorization of an IHA to take marine mammals by harassment under the MMPA. This pertains to conducting geophysical and geotechnical surveys in Cook Inlet, Alaska between August 14, 2015 and November 30, 2015.
Biological opinion on likely impacts of pile driving associated with improvements and repairs to the Kodiak Alaska Marine Highway System Ferry Dock and Terminal to listed marine species. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2015-9446.
Biological opinion on the potential effects of open-water seismic surveys by SAE in the nearshore waters of the U.S. Beaufort Sea on endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2015-9451.
Biological opinion on open water shallow geohazard surveys in the Beaufort Sea and potential effects on ESA-listed species. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2015-9454.