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Steller sea lion bull
Steller sea lion bull. Photo: NMFS

Overview
The listing of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1990 created new challenges for fisheries managers in the National Marine Fisheries Service and the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council. Managers must balance between two sometimes conflicting objectives: protecting and aiding the recovery of the Steller sea lion under the Endangered Species Act while at the same time providing for sustainable and economically viable fisheries under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  More >>>


Contact Information

Protected Resources Management
Lisa Rotterman,
(907) 271-1692

Kaja Brix
(907) 586-7235

Fisheries Management
Melanie Brown
(907) 586-7006


Research
Lowell Fritz
(206) 526-4246

Tom Gelatt
(206) 526-4040

Steller sea lion pup with milk on its chin
Photo: NMML

Endangered Species Act
  • Critical Habitat
  • Recovery  UPDATED!
  • Biological Opinions


    • Fisheries Management
  • Protection Measures
        - Supplemental EIS
  • Sea Lion Mitigation Committee
  • Environmental Analyses


    • Legislation
  • National Environmental Laws
  • Fisheries Regulations


    • Independent Reviews
  • Reviews of Management and Research

    		•  Steller sea lion research. What is causing the decline?
    Steller sea lion looking into a camera underwater
    Photo: NMML

    Research Overview
  • Current Research
  • Quarterly Reports
  • Biology
  • Distribution
  • Decline
  • Population Assessment
  • Technology
  • Telemetry
  • Publications
  • Posters
  • Images
  • Research Archives


    • Analysis of Research Impacts
  • Programmatic EIS for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research, 2007
  • Biological Opinion on Activities Authorized on Steller Sea Lions and Northern Fur Seals: 2007, 2005
  • Additional Analyses


    • Research Litigation
  • Settlement, June 2006
  • U.S. District Court Opinion, May 2006
  • U.S. District Court Order, May 2006



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    Steller sea lions at Benjamin Island haulout in Juneau, Alaska
    Steller sea lions at Benjamin Island haulout - Juneau, Alaska.
    Photo: Greg Bledsoe, NMFS