Section 10 (a)(1)(A) Scientific Research and Enhancement Permit 26568

NOAA Fisheries is initiating a 30-day public comment period on California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s application for an Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific enhancement permit (permit 26568). The application involves enhancing the survival of endangered Central California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and threatened Northern California (NC) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) steelhead (O. mykiss), and CCC steelhead DPS in drying coastal streams of Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties.

Under the proposed permit, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and co-investigator biologists will rescue Coho Salmon and steelhead from drying streams and relocate them to suitable habitat.

This proposed scientific enhancement effort is expected to enhance survival and support coho and steelhead recovery of CCC Coho Salmon, NC steelhead, and CCC steelhead, and is consistent with recommendations and objectives outlined in NOAA Fisheries’ Recovery Plans.