Salmon

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General

Salmon
Gateway site with links to general salmon information and research, and organizations, groups, and alliances from Columbia Basin Research, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.

City, County and State

Endangered Species: Salmon and Bull Trout
Online tools and resources on local salmon and bull trout issues from the Municipal Research and Services Center.

Endangered Species Act: Salmon Conservation and Recovery
"Provides a look at how the King County Executive plans to help conserve and recover salmon and bull trout-- species expected to be listed soon as threatened or endangered. The page provides considerable background information about the Endangered Species Act, chinook salmon, and bull trout in the form of maps, pictures, graphics, fact sheets, and news." From the King County, Washington, Deaprtment of Natural Resources.

Habitat Limiting Factors
A online chart that divides Washington into many "Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA)." Click on a WRIA to read a detailed description of the factors in that freshwater stream and/or nearshore saltwater habitat that limits salmon productivity. From the Washington Conservation Commission.

Salmon and Trout Topics
Everything you could possibly want to know about salmon and salmon recovery from the King County, Washington, Department of Natural Resources.

Salmon are in Trouble!
"Intended to provide natural resource managers, local governments, volunteers, educators and other citizens with the information and resources they need to become effective participants in salmon recovery", from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Salmon Friendly Seattle
Seattle's salmon efforts, salmon friendly practices, city documents, laws and treaties, a salmon tutorial, and more from the City of Seattle Light, Public Utilities and Parks and Recreation.

The Salmon Information Center: Tri-County Endangered Species Act Response
The latest news, general salmon information, and introduction to the Endangered Species Act, answers to frequently asked questions, and salmon recovery efforts in the tri-county area (Snohomish, King and Pierce Counties). The site is staffed by the Seattle Aquarium and sponsored by the Cities of Seattle and Bellevue, King County, the Seattle Aquarium and more.

Salmon Recovery
Snohomish County's salmon recovery and planning, habitat protection and rehabilitation, and more. Includes an online slide show on Chinook salmon in the Stillaguamish Watershed.

Salmon Recovery Home Page
Detailed information about salmon and salmon recovery in the state of Washington from the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office, which coordinates and produces a statewide salmon strategy, assists in the development of regional salmon recovery plans, submits the strategy and plans to the federal government, and provides the Biennial State of the Salmon report to the Legislature.

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Regional

National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Regional Office
Detailed conservation information on salmon and other fish from the NMFS, whose mission is to "conserve, protect, and manage Pacific salmon, groundfish, halibut and marine mammals and their habitats under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other laws."

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
The home page of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, which assists treaty Indian tribes in conducting biologically-sound fisheries and providing a unified tribal voice on fisheries management issues. Links to tribal salmon recovery documents.

Northwest Salmon
A basic introduction to the Northwest Snake River Salmon - life history and decline - from the International Year of the Ocean and NOAA.

Salmon Restoration
Gateway to numerous links about salmon in the Pacific Northwest and B.C. from Washington State University.

A Sampling of Salmon Recovery Viewpoints for the Oregon Coast and Columbia River Basin
Links to a wide variety of viewpoints from newspapers, newsletters, groups and individuals concerning Pacific Salmon recovery issues.

Save the Wild Salmon
Conservation information on the Atlantic salmon, in peril on both sides of the Atlantic, from the World Wildlife Federation.

Welcome to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fisheries Home Page
Salmon, their habitat, and the story of the human/salmon relationship from the Province of British Columbia, Haig-Brown Kingfisher Creek Society, and Campbell River Museum. Recommended by the British Columbia Ministry of Education.

National

Congressional Research Service Report for Congress
Summary, background, human activities stressing fish, protection efforts, a chart showing the status of the six species of Pacific Coast salmonids, and references from the Congressional Research Service and the National Council for Science and the Environment.

International

Pacific Salmon Commission
The Pacific Salmon Treaty, links to salmon sites, links to salmon distribution maps, and general information about the Pacific Salmon Commission, established by treaty between Canada and the United States on March 18, 1985 for the conservation, rational management, and optimum production of Pacific Salmon.

Pacific Salmon Treaty
The Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife's Pacific Salmon Treaty site, with links to publications and policies.

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Last Updated: October 15, 2008