The Law Library presents the complete text of the Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska - Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018

NMFS issues regulations to implement Steller sea lion protection measures to insure that groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) off Alaska are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the western distinct population segment (WDPS) of Steller sea lions or destroy or adversely modify their designated critical habitat. These management measures disperse fishing effort temporally and spatially to provide protection from potential competition for important Steller sea lion prey species. This action is intended to protect the endangered Steller sea lions, as required by the Endangered Species Act, and to minimize, to the extent practicable, the economic impact of fishery management measures, as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

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- The complete text of the Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska - Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition)

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