Rebuilding Plan for the Overfished Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Stock

NOAA Fisheries is proposing to approve and implement the rebuilding plan recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) for the overfished Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook salmon stock (Queets Chinook salmon). NOAA Fisheries determined in November 2023 that this stock was overfished.

NOAA Fisheries concurrently announces a 30-day comment period for this proposed rule on this proposal. Please submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/document/NOAA-NMFS-2024-0113-0001. Click on the “Comment” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NOAA Fisheries.