A panel of independent experts is quite critical of the federal government's "biological opinion" that commercial fishing jeopardized endangered Steller sea lions in the Aleutian chain.
The National Marine Fisheries Service, if you'll recall, has imposed costly fishing closures in the region, an action that triggered state and industry lawsuits against the government.
Here are links to the expert reviews of the BiOp:
W.D. Bowen
Brent S. Stewart
Kevin Stokes
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