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 Oregon Coast Coho, and the ecosystems upon which it depends, to the point that they no longer require ESA protection.
On February 6, 2015, we announced the initiation of five year reviews for 17 ESUs of salmon and 11 DPSs of steelhead in Oregon, California, Idaho, and Washington (80 FR 6695). We requested that the public submit new information on these species that has b
Many West Coast salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) stocks have declined substantially from their historic numbers and now are at a fraction of their historical abundance.