General Background: The Habitat
Conservation Division reviews and evaluates the impacts of development activities within
the region on marine, estuarine and anadromous fishery resources and the habitats that
support them.
The Division:
Conserves and restores coastal estuarine and
riverine habitats.
Conducts field work and extensive interagency
coordination to ensure that measures to mitigate damage, prevent adverse impact, and
enhance fishery resources are scientifically sound. Typical project situations include
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers section 10 and 404 permits; Environmental Protection
Agency effluent permits; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission projects; and Coastal
America projects.
Provides formal mitigation recommendations for
input through the National Environmental Policy Act.
Consults with Federal and State agencies to
avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse impacts to essential fish habitats.
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Fish Habitat
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Fish Habitat Training (Power Point Presentation))
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Species Eradication
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Report on the Subtidal
Habitats and Associated Biological Taxa in San Francisco Bay
Public Review Draft - The Use of Pesticide-treated Wood in Aquatic
Environments: Guidelines to NOAA Fisheries Staff for the Endangered Species Act and
Essential Fish Habitat Consultations
Klamath
Hydroelectric Power Relicensing Project
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NOAA's Restoration Center
Damage
Assessment and Remediation Restoration Program in the Southwest (PDF)
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