mission: working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish,
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MISSION: Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Trust Resources. Migratory birds Species listed under the Endangered Species Act Inter-jurisdictional fishes Marine mammals - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MISSION:
Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit
of the American people.
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Trust Resources
• Migratory birds
• Species listed under the Endangered Species Act
• Inter-jurisdictional fishes
• Marine mammals
• Service lands
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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 1956
• Provides for FWS involvement in Water Resource Projects
• Enacted to protect fish and wildlife when federal actions modify water resources.
• Federal agencies must:
– Consider effect of project
– Take action to prevent loss or damage
– Provide for improvement of resources
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National Environmental Policy Act, 1969
• Impacts of Federal agency actions upon the environment
• Coordination between agencies– Alternative analysis
– Documentation of impact analyses• Environmental Assessment• Environmental Impact Statement
• Allows FWS to serve as a Partnering or Cooperating agency in project development
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Endangered Species Act, 1973
• ID, conserve federally protected T&E species• Conserve ecosystems• Recovery is ultimate goal• 18 ESA Sections
– Sec. 7 • Federal agency actions may not jeopardize species• Effect Determination• Consultation Requirements
– Informal– Formal
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Issues
• Direct/Indirect Impacts to species or habitat– Crab Bank, Shutes Folly, Bird Key
• Timing– Breeding season, night time lighting
• Potential contaminants
• Dredge spoil placement– CDF, ODMDS
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Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus
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Loggerhead Seaturtle, Caretta caretta
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Manatee, Manatee, Trichechus manatusTrichechus manatus