Consultation under section 7 of the ESA for the effects of Pacific halibut fisheries in waters off Alaska on the short-tailed albatross and the Alaska-breeding population of the Steller’s eider and Spectacled Eider.
Biological opinion on the effects of issuing exempted fishing permits to test salmon excluder devices in the Bering Strait/Aleutian Islands pelagic trawl fisheries.
Biological opinion on a modification to the federal groundfish fisheries and State of Alaska parallel groundfish fisheries for Atka mackerel, Pacific cod, and pollock.
Authorization of groundfish fisheries under the fishery management plans for groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska management areas.
Biological opinion on the potential effects of an exempted fishing permit for acoustic surveys of pollock in the Aleutian Islands on the western population of Steller sea lion. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2006-1059.
This supplement to the 2001 Biological Opinion is a focused response to issues outlined by the Court, and the memo by James Balsiger. It does not incorporate information or analyses on ancillary issues surrounding the Steller sea lion decline.
This opinion considers the direct and indirect effects of amendments to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Gulf of Alaska Fishery Management Plans on Steller sea lions and their critical habitat, together with the effects of other activities.
Biological opinion to determine whether the BSAI or GOA groundfish fisheries jeopardize the continued existence of listed species in the areas affected by the fisheries (i.e., the action areas) or adversely modify critical habitat of such species.
Authorization of: BSAI groundfish fisheries based on total allowable catch for 2000; GOA groundfish fisheries based on TAC specifications for 2000; both BSAI and GOA groundfish fisheries to implement the American Fisheries Act of 1998.
Biological opinion on the authorization of BSAI and GOA groundfish fisheries based on total allowable catch (TAC) specifications recommended by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council for 1999.