Species Profile
Environmental Conservation Online System

Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

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 Coho salmon 

  • Population location: U.S.A. (CA), naturally spawning populations in streams between Punta Gorda, Humboldt Co., CA and the San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz, Co., CA
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California
  • Population location: U.S.A. (natural populations in river basins between Cape Blanco in Curry County, OR and Punta Gorda in Humboldt Co., CA)
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California , Oregon
  • Population location: Lower Columbia River
    Listing status:  Threatened
  • Population location: U.S.A. (OR), natural populations in Oregon coastal drainages between Cape Blanco and the Columbia River
    Listing status:  Proposed Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Oregon
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
11/20/1996 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) central CA coast
06/18/1997 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) OR, CA pop.
06/28/2005 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Lower Columbia River
National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Oregon coast

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 11 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
07/25/2005 70 FR 42533 42535 Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Related to the Family Forest Habitat Conservation Plan
06/28/2005 70 FR 37159 37159 Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations for 16 ESUs of West Coast Salmon, and Final 4(d) Protective Regulations for Threatened Salmonid ESUs
09/21/2000 65 FR 57170 57171 Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement and Habitat Conservation Plan for Incidental Take
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)
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
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

No recovery information is available for the Coho salmon.

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
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

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

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 3 of 3 )
HCP Plan Summaries
Simpson Timber NW Operations (Green Diamond Resource Company)
Storedahl's Daybreak Mine Expansion and Habitat Enhancement Project HCP
Washington Dept. Natural Resources Forest Practices HCP

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Coho salmon.

» Life History

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

» Other Resources

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Last updated: November 21, 2009