Steller Sea Lion Unmanned Aircraft

Watch the new video just released on the project, hosted and produced by AbundantOceans. Concern about Steller Sea Lions has led to the closure of significant fishing areas off of the coast of Alaska. Scientific uncertainty and a lack of good data are often cited for...

NMFS to Hold Peer Review of Steller Sea Lion Bi-OP, Industry Tests Low Cost Drone Surveys

SEAFOOD.COM NEWS, June 12, 2012 By John Sackton NMFS has announced an independent peer review panel contracted through the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) to consider the November 2010 biological opinion on the impact of groundfisheries on steller sea lions. The...

NMFS Sea Lion Restrictions Still Under Fire from Alaskan Fishermen Despite Court Ruling

Seafood.com News [Cordova Times], February 3, 2012 By Margaret Bauman A federal judge has ruled that commercial fishing restrictions aimed at protecting endangered Steller sea lions were properly imposed, because the sea lions are not getting enough food. U.S....

Judge Hears Oral Arguments Over Steller Sea Lion Protections

Anchorage Daily News-Associated Press, December 22, 2011 By Rachel D’Oro Plaintiff’s argue NMFS fishing restrictions not necessary to protect pinnipeds Judge Takes Alaska’s Lawsuit Over Sea Lions Under Advisement Alaska Dispatch, December 21, 2011 By Jill Burke...

Best Use Cooperative Announcement of its Marine Stewardship Council Certification

For Immediate Release, June 1, 2010 Marine Stewardship Council certifies Alaska’s flatfish trawl fisheries Contact Jason Anderson at (206) 462-7690 or jasonanderson@seanet.com Fisheries for all the major flatfish species harvested off Alaska were today certified as...