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12-22-2016

Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) nerka

Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) nerka NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to 84 cm (2 ft 9 in) in length and weigh 2.3 to 7 kg (5–15 lb). Juveniles remain in freshwater until they are ready to migrate to the ocean, over distances of up to 1,600 km (1,000 mi). Their diet consists primarily of zooplankton

ITIS Reports — Oncorhynchus (=Salmo) nerka ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka, 24 Designatable Units in the Fraser River Drainage Basin,in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. xli + 179 pp. ( Species at Risk Public Registry ). COSEWIC. 2016. subspecies are considered extinct. Declines are attributed to a wide variety of causes—overfishing, habitat loss and degradation, artificial propagation, stocking, and hybridization with or competition with introduced, non-native species.

Detailed information
Full Name: Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus (=salmo) nerka)
Where found: Snake River ESU - See 50 CFR 224.101
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Fishes
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 01/03/1992 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Snake River ESU - See 50 CFR 224.101
Threatened 03/25/1999 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Ozette Lake ESU - See 50 CFR 223.102
  • Population location: Snake River ESU - See 50 CFR 224.101 Listing status: Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Oregon , Washington
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer, Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge, Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge, Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge
  • Population location: Ozette Lake ESU - See 50 CFR 223.102 Listing status: Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Washington
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
07/23/2014 79 FR 42687 42696 Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Updates,and Corrections to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
10/04/2011 76 FR 61298 61307 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Population of Oncorhynchus nerka as an Endangered or Threatened Distinct Population Segment
05/06/2008 73 FR 24915 24922 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Lake Sammamish, Washington, as Threatened or Endangered
04/23/2008 73 FR 21913 21917 Proposed Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon Recovery Plan (Plan) is available for public review and comment.
09/26/2006 71 FR 56107 56107 Notice of Availability of a Final Record of Decision on the Issuance of Permits
01/05/2001 66 FR 1089 1091 Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Tacoma Water Department Habitat Conservation Plan, King County, WA
07/10/2000 65 FR 42422 42481 Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Rule Governing Take of 14 Threatened Salmon and Steelhead Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)
03/15/2000 65 FR 13947 13948 Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Tacoma Water Department, Green River Watershed, Habitat Conservation Plan, King County, Washington
02/16/2000 65 FR 7764 7787 (NOAA/NMFS) Designated Critical Habitat: Critical Habitat for 19 Evolutionarily Significant Units of Salmon and Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California
01/31/2000 4603 Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Receipt of an Application for Incidental Take Permits for the Tacoma Water Department, Green River Watershed, Habitat Conservation Plan, King County, Washington
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/23/2008 73 FR 21913 21917 Proposed Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon Recovery Plan (Plan) is available for public review and comment.
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
Date
Citation Page
Title
07/10/2000 65 FR 42422 42481 Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Rule Governing Take of 14 Threatened Salmon and Steelhead Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)
01/03/2000 65 FR 170 196 Proposed Rule Governing Take of Seven Threatened Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs); Proposed Rule
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/23/2008 73 FR 21913 21917 Proposed Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon Recovery Plan (Plan) is available for public review and comment.
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
Status
02/16/2000 65 FR 7764 7787 (NOAA/NMFS) Designated Critical Habitat: Critical Habitat for 19 Evolutionarily Significant Units of Salmon and Steelhead in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California Final Rule Final designated
03/23/1999 64 FR 14052 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule Final Rule Final designated
12/28/1993 58 FR 68543 68554 Designated Critical Habitat; Snake River Sockeye Salmon, Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon, and Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Final Rule Not Required
12/02/1992 57 FR 57051 57056 (NOAA/NMFS) Designated Critical Habitat; Snake River Sockeye Salmon, Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon and Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Proposed Rule Not Required
10/15/1991 56 FR 51684 51686 ETWP; Critical Habitat Designation for Snake River Sockeye, Spring/Summer Chinook, and Fall Chinook Salmon; 56 FR 51684 51686 Final Rule Not Required
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