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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

Northern Fur Seals

Northern Fur Seals in Alaska


Conservation Plan


Management Analyses


Petition

  • Notice of a public meeting May 24, 2011 at the Anchorage Marriott about the requested changes to the Northern Fur Seal Harvest Regulations that govern the subsistence harvest of northern fur seals on St. George Island. The Aleut Community of St. George Island, Traditional Council petitioned NMFS to authorize the subsistence harvest of 150 male northern fur seal pups annually. NMFS is reviewing alternatives. Comment period through June 24, 2011.
  • 75 FR 21233, April 23, 2010. Notice of a petition from the Pribilof Island Community of St. George Island, Traditional Council to revise regulations governing the subsistence taking of northern fur seals to allow residents of St. George Island to take male fur seal young of the year during the fall. Public comment period through June 22, 2010.
  • St. George Island Traditional Council Resolution 10-06, September 2006

Co-Management

northern fur seal and pups
Northern fur seals on Bogoslof Island. Photo: Michael Williams, permit #782-1708, NOAA Fisheries

Agreements

  • Agreement Between the Aleut Community of St. George Island and NMFS, 2001
  • Agreement Between the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island and NMFS, 2000

Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals - Reports


Subsistence Harvest Estimates

  • 77 FR 6682, February 9, 2012. Final estimates for fur seal subsistence needs for 2011 through 2013, and the annual fur seal subsistence harvest numbers for St. George and St. Paul Islands for 2008 to 2010. Effective March 12, 2012.
  • 76 FR 45499, July 29, 2011. Notice of availability for the annual fur seal subsistence harvest summaries for 2008 to 2010 and proposed annual estimates of fur seal subsistence needs for 2011 through 2013 on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Public comment period through August 29, 2011.
  • 75 FR 21243, April 23, 2010. Notice of the receipt of a petition from the Pribilof Island Community of St. George Island, Traditional Council to revise regulations governing the subsistence taking of northern fur seals to allow residents of St. George Island to take male fur seal young of the year during the fall. Public comment period through June 22, 2010.
  • 73 FR 49616, August 22, 2008. Notice of annual fur seal subsistence harvests on St. George and St. Paul Islands for 2005 to 2007, and the annual estimates for the fur seal subsistence needs for 2008 through 2010. Effective September 22, 2008.
  • 73 FR 31666, June 3, 2008. Summary of the annual fur seal subsistence harvests on the Pribilof Islands for 2005 to 2007, and proposed annual estimates of fur seal subsistence needs for 2008 through 2010 on the Pribilof Islands. Comment period through July 3, 2008.
  • 71 FR 8222, February 16, 2006. Notice of final fur seal harvest estimates on St. George and St. Paul Islands (the Pribilof Islands) for 2002 to 2004, and the annual estimates for the fur seal subsistence needs from 2005 through 2007.
  • 70 FR 41187, July 18, 2005. Notice of Availability of the Pribilof Islands annual fur seal subsistence harvests for 2002 to 2004, and the proposed annual estimates of fur seal subsistence needs for 2005 through 2007. Comment period through September 17, 2005.
  • Proposed annual estimates of northern fur seal subsistence needs on the Pribilof Islands: 2000 - 2002

Research

Northern fur seal
Sub-adult male northern fur seal on Bogoslof Island. Photo: Michael Williams, permit #782-1708, NOAA Fisheries

Preventing Invasives


Research





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