Minerals Management Service Minerals Management Service Search Topic Index About MMS What's New U.S. Department of the Interior
Environmental Program

Offshore Program

Environmental Program
Branch of Environmental Assessment
Branch of Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies Program
Oil Spill Modeling Program
Environmental Studies Program Information System
Social Science in MMS
Environment and Hydrates
Scientific Committee
spacer.gif (137 bytes)


Content questions?
Please write to the
contact listed at the
bottom of the page.

Technical questions?
Please Write:
OEMM Web Team

This page last updated:
July 14, 2008

Environmental Compliance

ESA
 

Endangered Species Act

Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in 1973 to conserve endangered and threatened species and their habitat.

Some species listed as threatened or endangered that are of interest to MMS include:

Endangered Species

Endangered Species
Sea Lion
Shortnose Sturgeon
Breaching Whale
Fin Whales
Chinook Salmon
Manatee
Sea Turtle
right.gif (2821 bytes)

bottom.gif (2483 bytes)

For more information, contact Jill Lewandowski.

Privacy | Disclaimers | Accessibility | Topic IndexFOIA