Proposed ESA recovery plan for Snake River fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

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The ESA requires NMFS to develop recovery plans for species listed under the ESA. This plan provides information required to satisfy section 4(f) of the ESA. It describes: 1) recovery goals and objectives, measurable criteria which, when met, will result in a determination that the species be removed from the threatened and endangered species list; 2) site-specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan’s goals; and 3) estimates of the time required and cost to carry out the actions. NMFS intends to use the recovery plan to organize and coordinate recovery of the species in partnership with state, tribal, and federal resource managers. The plan also provides other information that can help frame Snake River fall Chinook salmon conservation, recovery, and research efforts. It summarizes ESU viability and describes the limiting factors and threats that impact viability and recovery. It identifies a set of strategies and actions to address the limiting factors and threats and to achieve ESU recovery. It also describes an adaptive management framework, direction for research, monitoring, and evaluation (RM&E), and an implementation framework to fine-tune the course towards recovery.

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
[NMFS] National Marine Fisheries Service (US). 2015. Proposed ESA recovery plan for Snake River fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Portland (OR): National Marine Fisheries Service. 326 p. [accessed 2016 Jan 28]. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/hot_topics/2015/Nov/proposed_snake_river_fal...