The goal of ESA recovery under this plan is to improve the viability of the Central California Coast ESU of Coho salmon, and the ecosystems upon which it depends, to the point that it no longer requires ESA protection.
Despite an extreme bottleneck that nearly decimated the Redfish Lake sockeye population in the early 1990s, the captive broodstock program retained 95% of the population’s genetic diversity.
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion and Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consultation
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion and Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consultation
The Northwest Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network, administered by NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division in Seattle, Wash., is investigating the death of a juvenile killer whale.
This FRFA addresses the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council’s) recommended 2012 changes to the Area 2A Pacific halibut Catch Sharing Plan and annual domestic Area 2A halibut management measures.
