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Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae

Listing Status:  (and others listed below)

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Sockeye salmon 

  • Population location: U.S.A. (Snake River, ID stock wherever found.)
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Idaho , Oregon , Washington
    • US Counties in which this population is known to occur:  View All
  • Population location: U.S.A. (WA) all naturally spawned population in Ozette Lake and its tributary streams
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Washington
    • US Counties in which this population is known to occur:  View All
  • Population location: Lake Sammamish and Lake Washington
    Listing status:  Under Review
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
01/03/1992 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) U.S.A. (Snake River, ID stock wherever found.)
03/25/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) U.S.A. (Ozette Lake, WA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Kokanee - Lake Sammamish and Lake Washinton

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 18 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
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.
10/23/2007 72 FR 59979 59983 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Summer-Run Kokanee Population in Issaquah Creek, WA, as Threatened or Endangered
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
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
07/10/2000 65 FR 42421 42481 Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Rule Governing Take of 14 Threatened Salmon and Steelhead Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)
01/03/2000 65 FR 169 196 Proposed Rule Governing Take of Seven Threatened Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs); Proposed Rule

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
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.

    • » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
    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 Active
    03/23/1999 64 FR 14051 14077 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation; Final Rule Final Rule Active
    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

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 2 of 2 )
    HCP Plan Summaries
    City of Tacoma, Tacoma Water HCP
    Washington Dept. Natural Resources Forest Practices HCP

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 2 of 2 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    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
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
    • 10/23/2007 72 FR 59979 59983 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Summer-Run Kokanee Population in Issaquah Creek, WA, as Threatened or Endangered
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: February 9, 2010