NMFS ESA Consultations

BOEM consults with the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for species under NMFS jurisdiction. These species include the North Atlantic Right Whale, fin and sei whales, sea turtles, Atlantic sturgeon, and giant manta rays.

• Vineyard Wind 1 Emergency Consultation – Blade Failure Incident – BOEM to NMFS Assessment (July 31, 2024)
  • Vineyard Wind 1 Emergency Consultation – Blade Failure Incident – Background Info
  • Vineyard Wind 1 Emergency Consultation – Blade Failure Incident – NMFS Response to BOEM Assessment (August 5, 2024) 
• Maryland Offshore Wind FWS Biological Assessment
• Maryland Offshore Wind FWS Biological Assessment Appendices
• Mid-Atlantic Programmatic Informal Consultation-NMFS-2011
• North Atlantic Biological Opinion-NMFS-2013
• Marine Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Informal Consultation-NMFS-2013
• Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project-NMFS-2015
• Vineyard Wind Biological Opinion-NMFS-2021
• Vineyard Wind Biological Opinion cover letter-NMFS-2021
• Construction, Operations, Maintenance and Decommissioning of the South Fork Offshore Energy Project (Lease OCS-A-0517) Biological Opinion-NMFS-2021
  • Cover Letter
  • Appendices
  • Final
  • South Fork Wind BA and Supplement
• NMFS correction to VW and SF Biological Opinions (Nov 1, 2021)
• Atlantic Data Collection and Site Survey Activities Terms and Conditions
  • Data Collection and Site Survey Activities Programmatic Informal consultation-NMFS-2021
  • Data Collection and Site Survey Activities for Renewable Energy on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Biological Assessment-NMFS-2021
  • Data Collection and Site Survey Activities for Renewable Energy on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf NMFS Consultation Implementation FAQs
• NMFS Biological Opinion for Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project
• Biological Assessment  for Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project 
  • Addendum (November 2022)
• Revolution Wind Project Biological Assessment
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Addendum
  • Revolution Wind Project Biological Opinion cover letter-NMFS-2023
  • Revolution Wind Project Biological Opinion-NMFS-2023
  • New England Wind ESA Biological Assessment
• Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind ESA Biological Assessment - NMFS
  • Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Biological Opinion – NMFS 2023
• Empire Wind ESA Biological Assessment - NMFS
• Atlantic Shores South NMFS
• SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind)
  • SouthCoast Wind Biological Opinion
  • SouthCoast Wind Biological Assessment
  • Appendix A NPDES Application
• Sunrise Wind Offshore Energy Project
  • Sunrise Wind ESA Biological Assessment – NMFS
  • Sunrise Wind Biological Opinion
• Gulf of Maine Research Lease NMFS Biological Assessment
• Beacon Wind Site Assessment Plan (Suction Bucket Foundation Testing)
  • BOEM Biological Assessment
  • NMFS Letter of Concurrence