Species Profile
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Steller sea-lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Otariidae

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Steller sea-lion 

  • Population location: Population segment west of 1440 W. Long
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Alaska
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , COPALIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , IZEMBEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , OREGON ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE  ... Show All Refuges
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur:  Russia
  • Population location: Entire, except the population segment west of 1440 W. Long
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Alaska , California , Oregon , Washington
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur:  Canada
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
04/10/1990 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) western pop.
04/05/1990 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) eastern pop.

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 18 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
05/08/2003 68 FR 24615 24637 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures Correction: Correcting amendments.
01/02/2003 68 FR 203 236 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska; Final Rule
03/23/1999 64 FR 14051 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule
06/05/1997 62 FR 30772 30773 ETWP; Change in Listing Status For Steller Sea Lion
05/05/1997 62 FR 24345 24355 Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Change in Listing Status of Steller Sea Lions Under the Endangered Species Act
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
01/02/2003 68 FR 203 236 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska; Final Rule
10/14/1993 58 FR 53138 53143 Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas
03/26/1993 58 FR 16369 16371 (NOAA/NMFS) Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Steller Sea Lions (Vessel exclusion area amendments for Eumetopias jubatus)

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Steller sea-lion.

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
03/23/1999 64 FR 14051 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule Final Rule Active
06/05/1997 62 FR 30772 30773 ETWP; Change in Listing Status For Steller Sea Lion Final Rule Not Required
06/15/1994 59 FR 30715 30716 Designated Critical Habitat; Steller Sea Lion Final Rule Not Required
08/27/1993 58 FR 45269 45285 Designated Critical Habitat; Steller Sea Lion Final Rule Not Required
04/01/1993 58 FR 17181 17188 Designated Critical Habitat; Stellar Sea Lion Proposed Rule Not Required

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Steller sea-lion

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Steller sea-lion.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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Last updated: November 21, 2009