Species Directory

ESA Threatened & Endangered

NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 165 endangered and threatened marine species (80 endangered; 85 threatened), including 66 foreign species (40 endangered; 26 threatened).

Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 4 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 14 candidate species for ESA listing, 1 proposed species for ESA listing.

In the table below, the Region column shows if the species can be found in a NOAA Fisheries region. If the species occurs only in areas beyond the U.S. exclusive economic zone and territorial waters, the region is labeled as Foreign.

Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status
Sockeye Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus nerka	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Snake River ESU Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1991 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Ozette Lake ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast
Coho Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus kisutch	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Central California Coast ESU Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2005; 1996 (original) Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Lower Columbia River ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2005 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Oregon coast ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2008 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Southern Oregon & Northern California coasts ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1997 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast
Chum Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus keta	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Columbia River ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Hood Canal summer-run ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast
Chinook Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Sacramento River winter-run Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1994 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Columbia River spring-run Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock California coastal Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Lower Columbia River Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Puget Sound Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Snake River fall-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1992 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Snake River spring/summer-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1992 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Willamette River Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2005 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run in the San Joaquin River XN Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Columbia River spring-run in the Okanogan River subbasin XN Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run XN Shasta Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Sacramento winter-run XN Shasta Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run XN Yuba Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Klamath-Trinity River Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Oregon Coast Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region West Coast
Bocaccio (Protected) Sebastes paucispinis Also Known As Bocaccio, Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2010 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat FInal Region Alaska West Coast