NOTICE OF PETITION to list Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon

From the California Fish and Game Commission:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions on Section 2073.3 of the Fish ans Game Code, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), on July 23, 2018, received a petition from the Karuk Tribe and the Salmon River Restoration Council to list Upper Klamath-Trinity River spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act.

Upper Klamath-Trinity River spring Chinook salmon occupy the main stems of the Klamath and Trinity rivers and tributaries during migration, spawning, and rearing; they also occupy the estuary and open ocean for variable times periods during maturation.

Pursuant to Section 2073 of the Fish and Game Code, on August 2, 2018, the Commission transmitted the petition to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) for review pursuant to Section 2073.5 of said code.  The Commission will receive the petition at its October 17-18, 2018 meeting in Fresno.  It is anticipated that the Department’s evaluation and recommendation relating to the petition will be received by the Commission at its December 12-13, 2018 meeting in Oceanside.

Interested parties may contact Kevin Shaffer, Fisheries Branch Chief, at California Department of Fisn and Wildlife, 830 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 or (916) 327-8841 or Kevin.Shaffer@wildlife.ca.gov for more information on the petition or to submit information to the Department relating to the petitioned species.

Petition Information for the Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon

Office of Administrative Law’s Notice ID #Z2018-0807-05
Petition to List the Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon as an Endangered Species

 

 

 

 

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