In November 2005, the Hood Canal Coordinating Council presented its plan for ESA-listed Hood Canal summer chum to NOAA Fisheries Service. The Northwest Region then prepared a supplement that clarified and expanded on ESA recovery requirements. Following public comment on the proposed plan, NOAA finalized these two documents. Together the Hood Canal Coordinating Council plan and NOAA Fisheries Service supplement comprise a final recovery plan.
May 24, 2007: NOAA Fisheries Service adopts final ESA recovery plan for Hood Canal summer chum.
Feb. 28, 2007: The Northwest Fisheries Science Center released a draft Hood Canal summer chum ESU population identification and viability document (PDF 1.2MB)
