| 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.
11/30/12 |
Pacific Coast Groundifsh 5-Year
EFH Review |
Regional
Hot Topics
Draft California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy available
for Public Comment
San Francisco
Bay Dredge Projects
Essential
Fish Habitat
Essential
Fish Habitat Training (Power Point Presentation)
Invasive
Species Eradication
Preliminary Report (2007) on
the Subtidal Habitats and Associated Biological Taxa in San Francisco Bay
Final Report on the Subtidal
Habitat Goals of San Francisco Bay
THE USE OF TREATED WOOD PRODUCTS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS: Guidelines to West
Coast NOAA Fisheries Staff for Endangered Species Act and Essential Fish
Habitat Consultations in the Alaska, Northwest and Southwest Regions
(PDF)
Klamath
Hydroelectric Power Relicensing Project
Useful Links
Our Policies
NOAA's Restoration Center
Damage
Assessment and Remediation Restoration Program in the Southwest
(PDF)
CALFISH
Treated Wood in Aquatic Environments:
Technical Review and Use Recommendations (PDF)
Creosote-Treated Wood in Aquatic
Environments: Technical Review and Use Recommendations (PDF) |
