This Agreement between the Aleut Marine Mammal Commission and NOAA Fisheries sets forth a structure for the conservation and management of marine mammal subsistence species under NOAA Fisheries, with particular focus on Steller sea lions and harbor seals.
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.
Manual for Kodiak set gillnet fishery observers. The Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program operates to obtain the necessary data needed to classify fisheries and otherwise manage marine mammal interactions.
Biological opinion on the effects of activities associated with the Kensington Gold Project on all threatened and endangered species. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2004-2624.
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.
Biological opinion on the effect on listed species of proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 191 within the Cook Inlet, Alaska planning area of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, and of future incidental take authorizations issued by NOAA Fisheries under section 101(a)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.