Species Profile
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Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

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

Listing Status:   

Population detail

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

  • Population location: U.S.A. (OR, WA) all naturally spawned populations in the Columbia R. and its tributaries
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Oregon , Washington
  • Population location: U.S.A. (WA) all naturally spawned summer-run populations in Hood Canal and its tributaries and Olympic Penninsula rivers between Hood Canal and Dungeness Bay
    Listing status:  Threatened
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Washington
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
08/02/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) Columbia R.
08/02/1999 National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11) summer-run Hood Canal

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 14 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
09/26/2006 71 FR 56107 56107 Notice of Availability of a Final Record of Decision on the Issuance of Permits
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
06/10/2003 68 FR 34585 34586 Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Related to the King County , WA, Habitat Conservation Plan
04/03/2001 66 FR 17684 17686 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
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
04/03/2001 66 FR 17684 17686 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
  • Notice Doc. Availability
  • » 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 4 of 4 )
    HCP Plan Summaries
    City of Tacoma, Tacoma Water HCP
    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 Chum 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 22, 2009