Biological Opinion
In May 2002, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued their biological opinion regarding endangered fish and wildlife for the proposed Columbia River Channel Deepening Project.
Click below for copies of the following documents in *PDF format:
- NMFS/FWS joint news release about the biological opinions (22.1 KB).
- Oregon and Washington Ports joint response news release.
- Executive Summary of the biological opinions (20.1 KB).
- NMFS/FWS Frequently Asked Questions.
- Oregon and Washington Sponsor Ports Frequently Asked Questions.
- NMFS cover letter to the Army Corps of Engineers (21 KB).
- NMFS 2002 Biological Opinion (258 KB).
- FWS cover letter to the Army Corps of Engineers (81.4 KB).
- FWS 2002 Biological and Conference Opinions (455 KB).
Additional information about the project and additional access to the above documents is available at the following websites:
National Marine Fisheries Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Port of Portland
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region
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