Final 2010 Groundfish Biological Opinion

Section 7 Consultation Under the Endangered Species Act

Final Groundfish Biological Opinion
- Biological Opinion (one file: 15 MB)
  - Executive Summary and Chapters (2 MB)
  - Figures and Tables (10 MB)
  - Appendices (3 MB)
- Authorization of Incidental Take Statement, February 2011
News Release: NOAA Restricts Commercial Mackerel, Cod Fishing in Western Aleutians to Protect Western Steller Sea Lions

U. S. District Court's March 5, 2012 Ordered Status Reports
- June 2012 NEW!
Appellants' Joint Opening Brief, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, State of Alaska v. Jane Lubchenco and Oceana and Greenpeace, June 2012 NEW!
U.S. District Court requirement to prepare an EIS, State of Alaska v. Jane Lubchenco, Alaska Seafood Cooperative v. National Marine Fisheries Service, Freezer Longline Coalition v. Jane Lubchenco March 2012
U.S. District Court Decision in Steller Sea Lion Litigation: State of Alaska v. Jane Lubchenco, Alaska Seafood Cooperative v. National Marine Fisheries Service, Freezer Longline Coalition v. Jane Lubchenco, January 2012
Motion to Intervene by Oceana, Inc. and Greenpeace, Inc., February 2011
Joint Scheduling Request submitted to US District Court, February 2011
Complaint for Declaratory Judgement and Injunctive Relief and Petition for Review: Alaska Seafood Cooperative, et al. v Lubchenco, January 2011
Complaint for Declaratory Judgement and Injunctive Relief and Petition for Review: State of Alaska v Lubchenco, December 2010