West Coast Regional Office

Southern Resident Connections—2020 Posts Archive

Southern Resident killer whales are icons of a vibrant but struggling marine ecosystem. Join us in exploring the ecological connections that tie this system together, and the ways we are protecting and working to recover the whales we care so much about.

West Coast

2022 Petition to List Oregon Coast Chinook Salmon and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon as Threatened or Endangered

On August 4, 2022, we received a petition to list the Oregon Coast (OC) and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal (SONCC) Chinook salmon Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)…

90-Day Finding (88 FR 1548, 01/11/2023)

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West Coast

Published

05/05/2024

Frequently Asked Questions on the Availability of the Biological Status Report for Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon/Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon

The West Coast Region is announcing receipt and availability of the NW Fisheries Science Center’s report on the biological status of the Oregon Coast (OC) and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal (SONCC) Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)…

West Coast

Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program

NOAA Fisheries is publishing in the Federal Register a notice of receipt (NOR) of a Section 10 (a)(1)(A) Enhancement Permit application and availability (NOA) of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock…

Notice (89 FR 19297, 03/18/2024)

Notice

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Published

05/05/2024

Closure of 2019–2023 Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded eastern North Pacific gray whales has ended.

March 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

People on a beach performing a necropsy on a stranded gray whale

Notice of Opportunities to Submit Public Comments on 2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries

Opportunity for the public to provide oral and written comments on the development of the regulations to manage the 2024 ocean salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast

March 12, 2024 -

West Coast

Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan for the Russian River Steelhead Hatchery Program, California

NOAA Fisheries is announcing the issuance of an Endangered Species Act Section 10 (a)(1)(A) Enhancement Permit for the United States Corps of Engineers (USACE) and California Department of Wildlife (CDFW) to implement the Russian River Steelhead…