Final Environmental Assessment Harvest Control Rule for Lower Columbia River Coho Evolutionarily Significant Unit in Fisheries Managed Under the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
Final Environmental Assessment Harvest Control Rule for Lower Columbia River Coho Evolutionarily Significant Unit in Fisheries Managed Under the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan

Author: Peggy Mundy

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 44

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"Ocean salmon fisheries off the West Coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington are managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (PFMC 2014a). Management of the salmon stocks in the FMP can be affected when the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) lists evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) of Pacific salmon (Waples 1991) as either threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). If a fishery is expected to interact with ESA‐listed salmon (i.e., result in a "take" of an ESA‐listed species), NMFS initiates a formal consultation under section 7 of the ESA to evaluate fishery impacts, and issues a biological opinion to report the findings. In 2005, the Lower Columbia River coho salmon ESU (LCR coho) was ESA-listed as threatened (70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005). Biological opinions issued by NMFS, beginning in 2006, have analyzed the use of a harvest control rule to determine the allowable level of take of LCR coho in Council‐managed fisheries. In 2015, the Council recommended a new harvest control rule for consideration by NMFS (McIsaac 2015). This environmental assessment (EA) analyzes the environmental effects of implementing a new harvest control rule for LCR coho. The LCR coho ESU is synonymous with the Lower Columbia River natural coho stock (LCN coho) in the FMP. For consistency with NMFS documents, including biological opinions, this EA uses the ESU name, LCR coho, to refer to these salmon; LCN coho is used in relation to Council activities and documents"--Introduction [1.]

Final Environmental Assessment, Determination that the Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans for Sandy River Programs Submitted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Satisfy the Endangered Species Act Section 4 (d) Rule Under Limit 5
Final Environmental Assessment, Determination that the Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans for Sandy River Programs Submitted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Satisfy the Endangered Species Act Section 4 (d) Rule Under Limit 5

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Published: 2012

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"This final EA describes NMFSs evaluation of effects of approving the four HGMPs under Limit 5 of the ESA 4(d) rule for programs artificially propagating the Lower Columbia River (LCR) Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU), LCR Coho Salmon (O. kisutch) ESU, and LCR Steelhead (O. mykiss) Distinct Population Segment (DPS). NMFS has conducted this environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act in support of evaluating the authorization of the hatchery programs under Limit 5 of the 4(d) rule. The EA evaluates the environmental consequences of alternative actions for approving ODFW's artificial propagation of LCR spring Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, and LCR winter steelhead. The analysis of alternatives and consequences will inform NMFS decision regarding approval of the four HGMPs. The species whose take would be authorized by NMFS approval include the threatened ESUs of LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, and Columbia River chum salmon (O. keta), and the threatened DPSs of LCR steelhead (O. mykiss), and Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)"--Executive summary (page 7).

Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement/fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California Commencing in 1978 Including Proposed Amendments and Appendices for 1979
Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement/fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California Commencing in 1978 Including Proposed Amendments and Appendices for 1979

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Published: 1979

Total Pages: 132

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Sheet and supplemental environmental impact statement for amendments to the fishery management plan for commercial and recreational salmon fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California commencing in 1978 -- Proposed amendments to environmental impact statement and fishery management plan for commercial and recreational salmon fisheries off the coast of Washington, Oregon and California commencing in 1978 -- Appendix VIII, Assessment of 1978 commercial and recreational salmon fisheries off the coast of Washington, Oregon and California with recommendations for the 1979 salmon fisheries -- Appendix IX, Updated status report of stocks contributing to the 1979 salmon fisheries as of January 22, 1979 -- Appendix X, Selected options for managing 1979 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California.