Recovery Plan

Steller sea lions. Photo: J.J. Vollenweider, NOAA Fisheries

• Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Steller Sea Lion, March 2008 Corrected version posted at 11:49 am on 3/5/08. Pages iii, xiv and V-21 were updated.
• Response to Comments on the Draft Revised SSL Recovery Plan
• Notice of Availability, March 2008
• News Release

• Draft Revised Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan, May 2007
• Notice of Availability, May 2007
• News Release, May 2007
• Review of the Draft Revised Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan by the Center for Independent Experts, June 2007
• North Pacific Research Board Review of the 2007 Draft Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan, July 2007

• Response to Public and Peer Review Comments received on the May 2006 Draft Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan
       - Response to Public Comments (on May 2006 version)
       - Response to Peer Review Comments (on May 2006 version)
• Notice of Availability, May 2006
• Comment period extended, July 2006

Background Documents

• 1992 Recovery Plan For Steller Sea Lions, December 1992, 10 MB
• Recovery Planning Guidelines, October 1992
• Terms of Reference, March 2002
• Talking points on the endangered listing criteria (from 62 FR 24345, May 5, 1997)
• Report: Workshop on Developing Recovery Criteria For Large Whale Species, 2002
  

Recovery Team

• Member List
• Agendas and Minutes

Related Regulations

• 62 FR 24345, May 5, 1997. Steller sea lion population segment west of 144 °W. long. reclassified as endangered
• 60 FR 51968, October 4, 1995. Proposed rule to reclassify Steller sea lions as endangered.
• 58 FR 45269, August 27, 1993. Final rule regarding critical habitat for Steller sea lions, (2 MB)
• 58 FR 17181, April 1, 1993. Proposed rule regarding critical habitat for Steller sea lions, (1.8 MB)
• 55 FR 49204, November 26, 1990. Steller sea lion listed as threatened.
• More Environmental Laws
  

Additional Resources

• ESA Recovery Plans - USF&WS
• Steller Sea Lion Research in Alaska
• Alaska Steller Sea Lion Information