NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service - Northwest Region


 Sockeye Salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka)

 sockmale


NOAA Fisheries has identified 7 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) of sockeye salmon in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Each ESU is treated as a separate species under the Endangered Species Act. Click the links below to get information about a specific ESU, its status, and other relevant information.


ESU

 ESA Listing Status

ESA Critical Habitat

 Snake River

 Endangered
6/28/05 (70FR37160)

Designated
12/28/93 (58FR68543)

 Ozette Lake

 Threatened
6/28/05 (70FR37160)

Designated
9/2/05 (70FR52630)

 Baker River

 Not Warranted

NA

 Okanogan River

 Not Warranted

NA

 Quinault Lake

 Not Warranted

NA

 Lake Pleasant

 Not Warranted

NA

 Lake Wenatchee

 Not Warranted

NA

 

ESU Maps

Federal Register Notices



Salmon graphics on the Northwest Region ESA Salmon Web pages are used with permission from Nature Discovery,non-U.S.-gov't link Copyright © 1996.

 
 
Advanced Search

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-0070
206-526-6150
Email: Webmaster or Content Manager
Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | About Us
Important Policies & Links

DOC Logo

Page last updated: June 19, 2007

www.nwr.noaa.gov