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.
- 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
- 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
- Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind ESA Biological Assessment - NMFS
- Empire Wind ESA Biological Assessment - NMFS
- Atlantic Shores South NMFS
- SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) NMFS Biological Assessment
- Sunrise Wind ESA Biological Assessment – NMFS
- Gulf of Maine Research Lease NMFS Biological Assessment