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Endangered Species - The Marine Environment Penny Cutt Director, Coastal Systems International

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Endangered Species - The Marine Environment

Penny Cutt Director, Coastal Systems International

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What  is  the  Endangered  Species  Act  (ESA)      •  Passed  the  ESA  in  1973  •  Protect  &  recover  imperiled  species  and  ecosystems  

 Administered  by:  

•  U.S.  Fish  and  Wildlife  Service  •  NaDonal  Marine  Fisheries  Service  (NMFS)  

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Survey  –  PotenDal  for  T&E  Species  Onsite?    

NO   YES  

Project  moves  forward  

Biological    Assessment      No    

consultaDon                

Project  Effect?  

NO   YES  

ConsultaDon                

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Biological  Assessment      • Project  descripDon  • Describe  Project  area  • Physical  &  biological  condiDons  of  area  • Listed  species/criDcal  habitat  present  • How  will  the  Project  affect  each  resource  (Corps)  

 a.  No  Affect  =  No  consultaDon    b.  MANLAA  =  Informal  consultaDon    c.  May  Affect  =  Formal  consultaDon  

   

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Op5ons  for  concrete  pile  installa5on    1.            Installed  by  impact  hammer  without    noise  aZenuaDon  device  and  with  more  than  5  piles  driven  per  day  =  formal  (LAA)  consultaDon.    2.            InstallaDon  by  impact  hammer,  more  than  5  piles  per  day  WITH    noise  aZenuaDon  device  (bubble  curtain  or  temporary  noise  aZenuaDon  pile)  =  informal  (NLAA)  consultaDon.    3.            InstallaDon  by  impact  hammer,  5  or  less  piles  per  day  (no  noise  aZenuaDon  device)  =  informal  (NLAA)  consultaDon.    4.            InstallaDon  by  vibratory  or  je_ng,  no  limit  on  number  of  piles  in  a  day,  no  noise  aZenuaDon  necessary  =  informal  (NLAA)  consultaDon.  

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Corals  (NMFS)  Johnsons  seagrass  (NMFS)  Swimming  sea  turtles  (NMFS)  Small  tooth  sawfish  (NMFS)  Gulf  sturgeon  (NMFS)  Mammals  (NMFS)  NesDng  sea  turtles  (FWS)  Manatees  (FWS)  Shorebirds  (FWS)  Beach  Mice  (FWS)  

ConsultaDon  –  Who  has  Federal  JurisdicDon?  

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 Informal        • MANLAA      • Concurrence    

 OR  RecommendaDon  to    change  determinaDon  to    

         No  Affect      or            May  Affect                                                          

   

 Formal  •   May  Affect  • ConsultaDon  =  135  days  • Service  prepares  a        Biological  Opinion        

SecDon  7  of  the  ESA  –  Interagency  ConsultaDon  

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NMFS  PRD  ConsultaDon  •   Status  of  NMFS  PRD  review  can  be  checked  at  hZps://pcts.nmfs.noaa.gov/pcts-­‐web/homepage.pcts        •   Currently  NMFS  PRD  informal  consultaDon  duraDon  =  12  months  

•   VerificaDon  of  GP  42  and  SPGP  do  not  require  addiDonal  NMFS  PRD  consultaDon  provided  the  project  is  designed  consistent  with  permit  criteria    • NMFS  PRD  Tier  II  consultaDon  process  in  place  provides  for  a  10  day  consultaDon  for  GPs    • NMFS  PRD  issued  a  programmaDc  concurrence  in  2004  for  minor  coastal  construcDon  in  Biscayne  Bay        

 

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Biological  Opinion    • Regional  BO  

• Project  Specific  BO  

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AnDcipated  ProgrammaDc  Biological  Opinion  • Shoreline  stabilizaDon  • Minor  pile  supported  structures  • Maintenance  dredging  • ReconfiguraDon  within  exisDng  marinas  • Maintenance  at  intakes/oukalls  • ScienDfic  survey  acDviDes  • Boat  ramps  • Agricultural  enhancement  • Transmission  lines  • Marine  debris  • Linear  transportaDon  

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Aler  BO  Issuance  

1.  Implement  one  of  the  reasonable  and  prudent  alternaDves;  2.  Modify  the  proposed  project  and  consult  again  with  the  FWS  or  NMFS;  3.  Decide  not  to  undertake  (or  fund,  or  authorize)  the  project;  4.  Disagree  with  the  opinion  and  proceed;  5.  Apply  for  an  exempDon.  

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Species  Specific  Guidance  

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Acropora  =  NMFS  •  Survey  Guidelines  •  Designated  CriDcal  Habitat  •  NMFS  Final  Recovery  Plan  March  2015    

•  No  regional  BO  -­‐  each  BO  is  project  specific      -­‐Pre-­‐  &  Post-­‐construcDon  

                       monitoring      -­‐Authorized  “Take”  

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Johnsons  seagrass  =  NMFS    •  Survey  guidelines  •  Johnsons  Key  •  Dock  construcDon  guidelines  

•  CriDcal  Habitat    •  ProgrammaDc  consultaDon  leZer  

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Swimming  sea  turtles  =  NMFS    •  No  Key  •  Recently  designated  CriDcal  Habitat  •  Regional  BO  •  ConstrucDon  Guidelines  

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Smalltooth  Sawfish  =  NMFS    •  No  Key  •  ConstrucDon  Guidelines  •  CriDcal  Habitat    •  No  regional  BO  

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Species  Specific  Guidance    Gulf  Sturgeon  =  NMFS    •  No  Key  •  CriDcal  Habitat  –  mulDple  maps    •  No  regional  BO  

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Marine  Mammals  (except  manatees)  =  NMFS    •  No  Key  •  Designated  CriDcal  Habitat    

-­‐  for  North  AtlanDc  Right  Whale  •  No  regional  BO  

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North  American  Right  Whale        CriDcal  Habitat  

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NesDng  Sea  Turtles  =  FWS    •  New  CriDcal  Habitat  for  Loggerheads  •  Covered  under  State  ProgrammaDc  BO  

-­‐ConstrucDon  condiDons  -­‐LighDng  -­‐NesDng  success  monitoring  -­‐Escarpment/compacDon  monitoring  

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Manatees  =  FWS  •  April  2013  Manatee  Key    •  Manatee  ConstrucDon  CondiDons  

•  No  regional  BO    

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Shorebirds  =  FWS    •  No  Key  •  Wintering  CriDcal  Habitat  in  Florida  

•  Covered  under  State  ProgrammaDc  BO  

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Beach  Mice  =  FWS    •  No  Key  •  CriDcal  Habitat  for  Perdido,  St.  Andrew  &  Choctawhatchee  Beach  Mice  

•  No  criDcal  habitat  for  Southeastern  beach  mouse  

•  Covered  under  State  ProgrammaDc  BO    

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Questions?

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Questions?