This analysis examines two alternatives to limit entry into the Pacific halibut guided sport (charter) fisheries in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C and 3A in the Gulf of Alaska.
This status review is intended to be a compilation of the best available information concerning the status of spotted seals (Phoca largha), including the past, present, and future threats to this species. It was compiled by a NOAA Fisheries.
The 2009 status review report conducted in response to a petition received 2008 from the Conservation Law Foundation upon NMFS determining that the petitioned action may be warranted
This 5-year review is a periodic analysis of the gulf sturgeon’s status to ensure that the listing classification as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement that describes and evaluates the potential environmental impacts of a proposal and alternatives for the establishment of an institutional framework that would facilitate a shift of fisheries management in the Western Pacific Region from species-based management toward ecosystem-based management.
An Environmental Assessment shows that neither of the proposed alternative definitions of overfishing considered by the Council would have had a significant impact on the human environment.