Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan
Recovery Plan
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Final REVISED Plan - 2008
- 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, March 2008
Draft REVISED Plan - 2007
Steller sea lions. Photo: J.J. Vollenweider, NOAA Fisheries
- 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
Draft Plan - 2006
- Draft Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan, May 2006
- 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
The recovery team was comprised of 17 members, representing fishery and marine mammal scientists, Alaska natives, the State of Alaska, the fishing industry, and the environmental community.
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.
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