Steller's sea lion  (Eumetopias jubatus)

Bycatch: In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
Territory: Area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. Winship, A.J., Trites, A.W. and Calkins, D.G. (2001) Growth in Body Size of the Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Mammalogy, 82: 500 - 519. Available at:
   http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/Growth_in_body_size_2001.pdf
   
3. Alaskan Department of Fish and Game (December, 2002)
   http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/marine/sealion.htm
   
4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
   
5. Daniel, R.G. (2003) The Timing of Moulting in Wild and Captive Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus). University of British Columbia, Canada. Available at:
   http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/Daniel2003.pdf
   
6. National Marine Mammal Laboratory (December, 2002)
   http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/AlaskaEcosystems/sslhome/stellerhome.html
   
7. Trites, A.W. (February, 2004) Pers. Comm.
   
8. Seal Lion Caves (December, 2002)
   http://www.sealioncaves.com/
   
9. American Museum of Natural History (December, 2002)
   http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/sealion/sealion.html
   
10. North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium (April, 2008)
    http://www.marinemammal.org
    
11. Benson, A.J. and Trites, A.W. (2002) Ecological effects of regime shifts in the Bering Sea and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Fish and Fisheries, 3: 95 - 113. Available at:
    http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/bensontrites2002.pdf
    
12. Trites, A.W. and Donnelly, C.P. (2003) The decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska: a review of the nutritional stress hypothesis. Mammal Review, 33: 3 - 28. Available at:
    http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/TritesDonnelly2003.pdf