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What are Protection Measures? NMFS uses Steller sea lion protection measures to guard against the possibility that groundfish fisheries off Alaska would jeopardize the continued existence of the western population of Steller sea lions or adversely modify their critical habitat. The management measures disperse fishing over time and area to protect against potential competition for important Steller sea lion prey species near rookeries and important haulouts. Steller sea lions. Photo: JJ Vollenweider, NMFS

Protection Measures in the Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Current Regulations Groundfish Harvest Specifications Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council established a Steller Sea Lion Committee in January 2001 to review scientific and commercial data and provide recommendations for Steller sea lion protection measures. Meeting Documents, Proposals, Presentations Environmental Analysis Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Revisions to the Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on SSL Protection Measures, 2001 Related Regulations National Environmental Laws Federal Fisheries Regulations No-Entry Zones and Critical Habitat Co-Management Agreements Agreement Between the Aleut Community of St. George Island and NMFS, 2001 Agreement Between the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island and NMFS, 2000