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Tag archive for: ESA
Historical Abundance of Puget Sound steelhead
The Puget Sound steelhead , Oncorhynchus mykiss, was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2007, prompting the initiation of recovery planning. Recovery planning requires, ultimately, the identification of conditions under which the “evolutionary significant unit” (ESU) can be considered to have been recovered and subsequently removed from the list of threatened and endangered species (“de-listed”).
Proposed Klickitat Hatchery Plan threatens Steelhead
The Wild Steelhead Coalition collaborates with other wild fish advocacy organizations to comment on the potential Klickitat River Basin hatchery expansion.
WSC Provides Comment on NOAA Puget Sound Steelhead
In March 2011, The Wild Steelhead Coalition provided comments to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding Puget Sound Steelhead Critical habitat designation.
WSC Position on Elwha River Hatcheries
In September 2011 dam removal began on the Elwha River marking the beginning of the greatest river restoration project in history. Over the next two years, Glines Canyon and Elwha dams will be removed giving salmon access to over 90 miles of habitat, much of which is protected within the…
WSC Pushes for Barbless Hooks on the Lower Columbia
The WSC was concerned by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife going against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s policy to make the Columbia River barbless hook only to decrease mortality on ESA listed species. The WSC reminded ODFW that this regulation was aimed at benefitting the 12 ESA listed Salmonid species inhabiting the Columbia river.
