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ESA Section 7: Interagency Consultation in the Southeast United States

Section 7 requires federal agencies to ensure actions they authorize do not jeopardize the existence of any species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Contact Us 

We strongly encourage action agency staff or non-federal representatives who may need to do ESA consultations to contact us:

     Phone: (727) 824-5312

     Email: nmfs.ser.esa.consultations@noaa.gov

We are happy to provide you with assistance and guidance—before you begin the official ESA consultation process—to make the process easier, quicker, and more efficient.

Submitting a Request

Please submit all consultation requests to nmfs.ser.esa.consultations@noaa.gov

NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region has a large consultation tracking system that uses the official email address above (nmfs.ser.esa.consultations@noaa.gov) for all of our consultation requests. To avoid confusion and delays, please DO NOT submit a hard-copy of your request, and please DO NOT submit electronic requests to individual email addresses other than the official inbox. 

To submit a consultation request, the action agency should follow these steps

Consultation Guidance

This information provides federal action agencies, or their designated representatives, with information and materials needed to consult with NOAA Fisheries on federal actions that may affect Endangered Species Act-listed marine species and their designated critical habitat within the Southeast Region (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands). 

This information provides federal action agencies, or their representatives, with information and materials needed to consult with NOAA Fisheries on federal actions that may affect Endangered Species Act-listed marine species and their designated critical habitat within the Southeast Region (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands). 

To report incidental take, please fill out the Endangered Species Take Report Form

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on January 24, 2025