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Atlantic Salmon Recovery Program
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Credit: NOAA
"The number of wild Atlantic salmon in Maine rivers is at an all-time low, placing them in danger of extinction," officials at the NOAA Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in announcing the decision to list the salmon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Atlantic salmon in eight Maine rivers were declared "endangered" on November 13, 2000.
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Credit: Gilbert van Ryckevorsel
Critical Habitat Designation
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- Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comment; Draft Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon
- E-Mail comments may be submitted to steve_shepard@fws.gov
- Comments: In order to be considered, comments on the draft recovery plan must be received by May
31, 2016 - Supporting Documents - Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan
- Final Rules
- Final Rule listing the GOM DPS of anadromous Atlantic salmon and Final Rule designating critical habitat for the GOM DPS are attached.
- Final Rule to revise the regulatory language designating critical habitat for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) distinct population segment (DPS).
- Economic Analysis
- Biological Valuation
- ESA Section 4(b)(2) Report
- Critical Habitat Source Document
- References: Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Critical Habitat for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon
- Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comment; Draft Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Credit: Gilbert van Ryckevorsel
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- Proposed Rules
Maps
Supporting Documents
- Atlantic Salmon General Conservation Plan
- Final Report on the impacts of common endocrine disrupting compounds on Atlantic salmon and Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
- Atlantic Salmon - Status of Fishery Resources off the Northeastern US
- Atlantic Salmon Recovery Framework (08/16/10)
- Status Review Of Atlantic Salmon (09/25/06)
- NRC Report on Genetics of Maine Salmon (01/07/02)
- Federal Register rule (11/17/00)
- Status Review (1999)
- 90-Day Finding On Petition TO List Kennebec River Population (11/14/06)
- Petition to List the Kennebec River Population of Anadromous Atlantic Salmon as an Endangered Species (05/05/05)
- 2006 Biological Status Review for Atlantic Salmon Populations in the U.S. is Now Available (09/25/06)
- Final Recovery Plan Issued for Atlantic Salmon in Maine Rivers (12/20/05)