ESA consultation documents covering offshore wind activities in the Gulf of Mexico and Best Management Practices (BMPs) for site assessment and site characterization activities that provide guidance for complying with the ESA can be found below.
An informal programmatic consultation for wind energy lease issuance and associated site characterization and site assessment activities in the Gulf of Mexico was conducted between BOEM, BSEE and NMFS.
- NMFS’s response letter to Request for Informal Programmatic Consultation under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act for the “Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Lease Issuance and Associated Site Characterization and Site Assessment Activities”
- Best Management Practices for Fulfilling ESA and EFH Obligations When Conducting Offshore Wind Site Characterization and Site Assessment Activities in the Gulf of Mexico
An informal programmatic consultation for wind energy lease issuance and associated site characterization and site assessment activities in the Gulf of Mexico was conducted between BOEM, BSEE and FWS.
- Letter to FWS requesting informal, programmatic ESA consultation for Gulf of Mexico wind energy lease issuance and associated site characterization and site assessment activities
- FWS letter of concurrence
- Best Management Practices for Fulfilling ESA and EFH Obligations When Conducting Offshore Wind Site Characterization and Site Assessment Activities in the Gulf of Mexico