2024-31483. Marine Mammal Protection Act; Draft Revised Stock Assessment Reports for Two Stocks of Polar Bears in Alaska

Table 1—Summary of Draft Revised Stock Assessment Reports for the Chukchi/Bering Seas and Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bear Stocks
Stock	N _min	R _max (%)	F _r	PBR	Annual estimated human-caused mortality		Stock status
Stock	N _min	R _max (%)	F _r	PBR	Fishery/other	Subsistence	Stock status
Chukchi/Bering Sea	2,172	10	0.48	52	0.1 ^a (US)	13.6 (US), 32 ^b (RU)	Strategic.
Southern Beaufort Sea	589	10	0.48	14	0.7 ^a (US)	18.5 (US), 2.8 (CA)	Strategic.
US = United States, RU = Russian Federation, CA = Canada.
^a 10-year average from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023.
^b Kochnev and Zdor (2015).

Document Information

Published:: 01/02/2025
Department:: Fish and Wildlife Service
Entry Type:: Notice
Action:: Notice of availability; request for comments.
Document Number:: 2024-31483
Dates:: We must receive comments by April 2, 2025. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
Pages:: 114-116 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:: Docket No. FWS-R7-ES-2024-0128, FXES111607MRG01-245-FF07CAMM00
PDF File:: 2024-31483.pdf
Supporting Documents:: » Chukchi Bering Sea polar bear_Draft SAR; » Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear_Draft SAR