Five-year reviews describe whether recovery is on track in the context of the recovery plan, explain what the most significant accomplishments have been over the previous five years, and identify the greatest immediate challenges for species recovery.
The Species in the Spotlight initiative is a concerted agency-wide effort to spotlight and save marine species most at-risk of extinction. This plan focuses on priority actions needed in 2021-2025 for Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon.
The Snake River is a tributary to the Columbia River. The proposed management plans include fall Chinook salmon fisheries, coho salmon fisheries, and Oregon’s resident trout fishery in the Snake River Basin.
This analysis addresses the groundfish trawl and non-trawl sectors and their impacts on salmon bycatch in support of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) salmon consultation for the groundfish fishery.
The goal of ESA recovery under this plan is to improve the viability of Snake River spring/summer Chinook salmon and steelhead, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, to the point that they no longer require ESA protection.
Petitioners Karuk Tribe and Salmon River Restoration Council request that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reconsider its decision to deny a previous petition from Environmental Protection Information Center et al. to list as threatened or end
The goal of ESA recovery under this plan is to improve the viability of these salmon, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, to the point that they no longer require ESA protection.
The Endangered Species Act requires periodic reviews of species that are listed as threatened or endangered to ensure that the listing is still accurate.