Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures

ANALYSIS

• 72 FR 72992, December 26, 2007. Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on revisions to Steller sea lion protection measures. Written comments must be received by April 21, 2008.

REGULATIONS

• 50 CFR 679
• 50 CFR 226
• 50 CFR 223

FINAL RULES (text for regulation updates)

• 69 FR 75865, December 20, 2004.
  Steller sea lion Protection Measures


• 68 FR 24615, May 8, 2003.
  Correction to 68 FR 204.


• 68 FR 204, January 2, 2003.
  Steller sea lion Protection Measures


Tables of SSL Protection Areas:

• 4. Pollock Fisheries Restrictions
• 5. Pacific Cod Fisheries Restrictions
• 6. Atka Mackerel Fisheries Restrictions
• 12. 3nm No Groundfish Fishing Sites



• 68 FR 31629, May 28, 2003. Final rule to allow use of pot gear in waters around Cape Barnabas and Caton Island in the GOA for directed fishing for Pacific cod.

Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee

• Committee Meetings, Proposals, Schedule

Maps* of Protection Measures

• Atka Mackerel and Pollock: High Resolution (10.8 MB - 1/20/05) or Low Resolution (2 MB - 1/20/05)
  
  
• Pacific Cod - Non Trawl: High Resolution (10.7 MB - 1/20/05) or Low Resolution (2 MB - 1/20/05)
  
  
• Pacific Cod - Trawl: High Resolution (10.7 MB - 1/20/05) or Low Resolution (2 MB - 1/20/05)
  
  
• SSL Conservation Area, CFR 679 Figure 20

• Steller sea lion maps and regulations and MapViewer software.
  

Restricted Research Areas

• 73 FR 1555, January 9, 2008. NMFS rescinds the trawl closure in the Chiniak Gully Research Area to allow vessels using trawl gear to participate in directed fishing for groundfish in the Chiniak Gully Research Area. Effective August 1, 2008, through September 20, 2008.


• 72 FR 7751, February 20, 2007. NMFS rescinds the trawl closure in the Chiniak Gully Research Area to allow vessels using trawl gear to participate in directed fishing for groundfish in the Chiniak Gully Research Area. Effective August 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007.


• 71 FR 31105, June 1, 2006. Final rule to close the Chiniak Gully Research Area on the east side of Kodiak Island in the GOA to all commercial trawl fishing and testing of trawl gear from August 1 to a date no later than September 20 from 2006 through 2010. Effective July 3, 2006 through December 31, 2010. (Small Entity Compliance Guide)


• 71 FR 1698, January 11, 2006. Final rule to open the Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area in the BSAI to directed fishing for groundfish using trawl, pot, and hook-and-line gear from March 15 through March 31, 2006. Effective February 10, 2006.


• 68 FR 24468, May 9 ,2003. Chiniak Gully Research Area opening for the groundfish trawl fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska. Comment period through June 6, 2003.


• 68 FR 11004, March 7, 2003. Seasonal closure of a portion of the waters located near Cape Sarichef in the Bering Sea subarea to directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl, pot, or hook-and-line gear to support NMFS research on the effect of fishing on the localized abundance of Pacific cod.
  -Figure 21. Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area