All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Proposed Rule to Authorize the Reintroduction of Central Valley Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in the Upper Yuba River
NOAA Fisheries is issuing a proposed rule to authorize the reintroduction of Central Valley (CV) spring-run Chinook salmon in the upper Yuba River above Englebright Dam. This proposed rule would designate the fish released as nonessential experimental…
Published
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Chinook Salmon Stocks
NMFS approved rebuilding plans recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) for two overfished stocks: Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon (KRFC) and Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon (SRFC). NMFS determined in June 2018 that…
Published
11/27/2020
Hatchery Plan for Wells Summer Chinook Salmon
NOAA Fisheries is notifying the public that it has made available a Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Wells Summer Chinook Hatchery Program for Southern Resident Killer Whales. The HGMP describes…
Published
07/14/2020
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Oregon Coast Spring-Run Chinook Salmon as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90- day finding on a petition to list spring-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on the Oregon coast as a threatened or endangered Evolutionarily Significant Unit under the Endangered Species Act and to designate…
Issued
04/13/2020
Yankee Fork and Panther Creek Spring/summer Chinook Hatchery Plans
NOAA Fisheries proposes to make two Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 4(d) determinations for hatchery operations in the Yankee Fork and Panther Creek, upper Salmon River tributaries. An environmental assessment and a Proposed Evaluation and Pending…
Published
03/10/2020
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Chinook Salmon in the Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers Basin as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list as threatened or endangered the Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers (UKTR) Chinook salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) or, alternatively, create a new ESU…
Effective
04/30/2018
Designation of Critical Habitat for Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon
Through this rule, NMFS revises critical habitat for Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. After a review of the best available scientific information, NMFS determines…
Published
10/25/1999
Designation of Critical Habitat for Snake River Sockeye Salmon, Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon, and Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon
NMFS is designating critical habitat for the Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Snake River fall chinook salmon pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The…
Published
12/28/1993