Independent Reviews of NOAA Fisheries' Steller Sea Lion Research and Management

Steller sea lions swimming at the Benjamin Island haulout near Juneau, AK. Photo: Greg Bledsoe

Review of the November 2000 Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement with comments on the draft August 2001 Biological Opinion, W. D. Bowen, J. Harwood, D. Goodman, G. L. Swartzman; sponsored by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council, September 2001
Review of the November 2000 Biological Opinion on the Fishery Management Plans, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council, Science and Statistical Committee, May 2001

Review of the 2007 Draft Revised Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan, W. D. Bowen (Chair), D. J. Boness, L. F. Lowry, for the North Pacific Research Board, July 2007
Review of the Draft Revised Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan, Dr. Mark A. Hindell for the Center for Independent Experts, 2007
Review of the May 2007 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Steller sea lion, for the Center for Independent Experts, Professor John Harwood, June 2007
Review of the Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan, for the Center of Independent Experts, Dr. Simon Goldsworthy, South Australian Research & Development Institute, June 2007

Steller Sea Lion Telemetry Studies: A review conducted for the Center for Independent Experts, Ian L Boyd, 2004
Review of National Marine Mammal Laboratory Steller Sea Lion Satellite Telemetry Program for the Center for Independent Experts, Bernie McConnell, University of St Andrews, June 2004
Review of the National Marine Mammal Laboratories Steller Sea Lion Telemetry Program, Mark A. Hindell, University of Tasmania, 2004

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