This is a Recovery Plan for the protection and restoration of Lake Ozette sockeye salmon. Lake Ozette sockeye were listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1999. The ESA requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
The goal of ESA recovery under this plan is to improve the viability of these salmon and steelhead, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, to the point that they no longer require ESA protection.
The goal of ESA recovery under this plan is to improve the viability of the Puget Sound Chinook salmon, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, to the point that they no longer require ESA protection.
The Summer Chum Salmon Recovery Plan (the SRP) is ultimately intended to 22 fulfill that ESA requirement and allow the appropriate Federal authorities to use 23 the SRP in response to the ESA listing. Local and regional authorities within the 24 Hood Cana