Notes
NMFS Biological Opinion (WCRO-2025-01881), dated July 28, 2025, issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region to Kandice Krull, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration, responding to FAA’s June 30, 2025 initiation of ESA Section 7(a)(2) consultation for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects (NTPs). Also includes Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) response. Incorporates by reference sections of the Final Biological Evaluation (BE; Krull 2025) covering Proposed Action, Action Area, Status of Species, Status of Critical Habitat, Environmental Baseline, and Analysis of Effects on Critical Habitat and Species. BE available via samuel.bankston@noaa.gov.