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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER CHINOOK ESU
THREATENED

ESU STATUS AND DESCRIPTION:  Listed as threatened on March 24, 1999; threatened status reaffirmed on June 28, 2005.  The ESU includes all naturally spawned populations of Chinook salmon from the Columbia River and its tributaries from its mouth at the Pacific Ocean upstream to a transitional point between Washington and Oregon east of the Hood River and the White Salmon River, and includes the Willamette River to Willamette Falls, Oregon, exclusive of spring-run Chinook salmon in the Clackamas River, as well as seventeen artificial propagation programs: the Sea Resources Tule Chinook Program, Big Creek Tule Chinook Program, Astoria High School (STEP) Tule Chinook Program, Warrenton High School (STEP) Tule Chinook Program, Elochoman River Tule Chinook Program, Cowlitz Tule Chinook Program, North Fork Toutle Tule Chinook Program, Kalama Tule Chinook Program, Washougal River Tule Chinook Program, Spring Creek NFH Tule Chinook Program, Cowlitz spring Chinook Program in the Upper Cowlitz River and the Cispus River, Friends of the Cowlitz spring Chinook Program, Kalama River spring Chinook Program, Lewis River spring Chinook Program, Fish First spring Chinook Program, and the Sandy River Hatchery (ODFW stock #11) Chinook hatchery programs.

CRITICAL HABITAT STATUS: A final designation was published on September 2, 2005 (9.7 Mb PDF), with an effective date of January 2, 2006.

PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS: Final revised protective regulations were issued for this ESU on June 28, 2005.

STATUS REVIEWS & UPDATES:  Click here to view a list.

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES: Click here to view a list.

MAPS & GIS DATA: Click here to view.

 

 



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