Designation of Critical Habitat for 7 Evolutionarily Significant Units of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead in California

NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule designating critical habitat for five Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of West Coast salmon and two ESUs of steelhead listed as of the date of this designation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. The specific areas designated in the rule include approximately 8,935 net mi (14,269 km) of riverine habitat and 470 mi² (1,212 km²) of estuarine habitat in California, primarily in San Francisco-San Pablo-Suisun Bays. Some of the areas designated are occupied by two or more ESUs. 

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