ESA recovery plan for Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

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This recovery plan (Plan) serves as a blueprint for the protection and restoration of Snake River Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Snake River Sockeye Salmon were listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1991. The listing was reaffirmed in 2005. The species remains at risk of extinction.This Plan builds upon ongoing Snake River Sockeye Salmon recovery and research efforts. It describes the limiting factors and threats that impact survival and recovery. It then identifies a set of strategies and actions to address the limiting factors and threats and to restore natural Sockeye Salmon populations in Sawtooth Valley lakes to levels that will achieve Snake River Sockeye Salmon recovery. It also describes a comprehensive research, monitoring, and evaluation program so that species status is evaluated over time and so that, with new information, recovery actions can be adjusted as part of an adaptive management strategy. The actions are voluntary and may be taken to restore the species to a healthy, naturally self-sustaining condition.

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
[NMFS] National Marine Fisheries Service (US). 2015. ESA recovery plan for Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Portland (OR): National Marine Fisheries Service. 405 p. [accessed 2016 Jan 28]. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/recovery/plans/snake_river_sockeye_recovery_....