The following links and resources contain information that will give the viewer a better understanding of salmon, the endangered species act and how both affect your community. If you know of other sites that address these issues, let us know.

Federal
Tribal
California
Oregon
Washington
Local Government
Other
FEDERAL

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Salmon Recovery Workshop Feedback Report is now available online. NMFS held a number of 4(d) workshops throughout Oregon and Washington in the fall of 2000. The results have been compiled in a report and appendix to provide feedback to participants about what NMFS learned from the workshops, identify next steps for NMFS and answer key questions raised by participants. The PDF report can be viewed at the website above and the appendix in This Document.
• The National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast ESA Reference Site provides information and links to laws protecting fish and fish habitat, NMFS ESA listings, the Federal Register, NMFS contacts and reporting form (online or by phone) other agencies, and other useful links (including law links at the bottom of the screen).

• National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Regional Office, has information on divisions and programs, as well as the latest on listings and 4(d) Rules. Excellent information on West Coast Salmon and the Endangered Species Act. You can also find species/ESU maps.

• National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Text on "No Surprises" Rule - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "No Surprises" rule applies to Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) as provided through section 10(a)(1)(B) permits issued under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. For a breakdown of the different sections of ESA, click here. For more information on HCPs, click here.

TRIBAL

• Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

CALIFORNIA

• CERES Environmental Information by Theme - Keyword: Special Status Species

OREGON

• Researchers in Oregon can now obtain the necessary State Permit from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the ESA 4(d) Limit Authorization from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) online at http://fishresearch.nwr.noaa.gov/. NMFS and ODFW have invested significant resources to improve the permitting process, which will in turn support better coordination of monitoring efforts for the Oregon Plan.

• The Oregon Plan - overview, maps, MOA between the State of Oregon and NMFS, plus supplement on steelhead

• ODFW Comments to National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) concerning the listing of Steelhead under the Endangered Species Act. This is a summary of comments provided to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on January 6, 1997 concerning their proposal to list steelhead as a threatened species throughout much of their range in Oregon.

WASHINGTON

• Species of Concern in Washington - include those species listed as State Endangered, State Threatened, State Sensitive, or State Candidate, as well as species listed or proposed for listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service.

• Washington Wild Salmonid Restoration And The Endangered Species Act - This Web site provides information about the state's restoration efforts and implications of the Endangered Species Act on the lives of Washingtonians
  

• Salmon Information Center - Salmon Recovery and the ESA in urban Puget Sound.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• King County, Washington - Endangered Species Act information

OTHER

• Endangered Species and Wetlands Report - A nonpartisan monthly newsletter of politics, regulation and law on the Endangered Species Act, wetlands, and takings

• NW Fishletter - a fortnightly public service publication on Pacific Northwest fish and wildlife policy development and science

• The Salmon Page, hosted by Riverdale School. Also host of the Salmon Listserv.

• S.P. Cramer & Associates, Inc., Fisheries Consultants. - S.P. Cramer, who specializes in issues regarding salmon and trout populations, provides current ESA information as well as links to various sites related to: endangered species, government, forestry, environmental, and more.