Steelhead and salmon distinct population segments
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Environmental Protection Agency, groups steelhead and salmon into distinct population segments (DPS). There are currently 15 DPS for steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and 31 evolutionarily significant units (ESU) for five species of Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus. The boundaries of these areas are used to determine whether specific populations of a species should be designated threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.
Steelhead distinct population segment
Pacific salmon evolutionarily significant unit
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! colspan="4" | Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | |||
DPS/ESU Name | Initial/Revised status | Current status | Boundary Map |
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|Central Valley Spring-run ESU | Threatened (1995), (2005){{cite web |url=http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/status_reviews/salmon_steelhead/chinook/2011_status_review_california_central_valley_spring_run_chinook.pdf |title=Central Valley Recovery Domain 5 Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of Central Valley Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |accessdate=2013-12-03 |year=2011}} | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs cvsr chinook.pdf |
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|Central Valley Fall-run and Late Fall-run ESU | File:Web pdfs cvfr chinook.pdf | ||
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|California Coast ESU | Threatened (1999), (2005) including hatchery stocks{{cite web |url=http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/status_reviews/salmon_steelhead/multiple_species/2011_status_review_california_coastal_chinook_and_central_california_coast_coho.pdf |title=North-Central California Coast Recovery Program 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU, Central California Coast Coho Salmon ESU |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |year=2011 |accessdate=2013-12-03}} | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs cc chinook.pdf |
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|Oregon Coast ESU | File:Web pdfs orc chinook.pdf | ||
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|Mid-Columbia River Spring-run ESU | File:Web pdfs mcsr chinook.pdf | ||
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|Lower Columbia River ESU | Threatened (1999), (2005) | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs lcr chinook.pdf |
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|Deschutes River Summer/Fall-run ESU | File:Web pdfs drsf chinook.pdf | ||
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|Southern Oregon & Northern California Coastal ESU | File:Web pdfs soncc chinook.pdf | ||
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|Snake River Spring/Summer-run ESU | Threatened (1992), (2005) | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs srss chinook.pdf |
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|Snake River Fall-run ESU | Threatened (1992), (2005) | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs srfr chinook.pdf |
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|Sacramento River Winter-run ESU | Threatened (1989), (1990), Endangered (1992), Threatened (2004), Endangered (2005){{cite web |url=http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/status_reviews/salmon_steelhead/chinook/2011_status_review_sacramento_river_winter_run_chinook.pdf |title=Central Valley Recovery Domain 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon ESU |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |year=2011 |accessdate=2013-12-03}} | Endangered (2011) | File:Web pdfs srwr chinook.pdf |
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|Puget Sound ESU | Threatened (1995), (2005) | Threatened (2001) | File:Web pdfs ps chinook.pdf |
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|Washington Coast ESU | File:Web pdfs wcc chinook.pdf | ||
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|Upper Willamette River ESU | Threatened (1999), (2005) | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs uwr chinook.pdf |
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|Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers ESU | File:Web pdfs uktr chinook.pdf | ||
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|Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall-run ESU | File:Web pdfs ucsf chinook.pdf | ||
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|Upper Columbia River Spring-run ESU | Endangered (1999), (2005) | Endangered (2011) | File:Web pdfs ucsr chinook.pdf |
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! colspan="4" | Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch | |||
DPS/ESU Name | Initial/Revised status | Current status | Boundary Map |
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| Central California Coast ESU | Endangered (1996), (2005) including hatchery stocks | Endangered (2011) | File:Web pdfs ccc coho.pdf |
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| Lower Columbia River ESU | Threatened (2005) | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs lcr coho.pdf |
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| Olympic Peninsula ESU | File:Web pdfs op coho.pdf | ||
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| Oregon Coast ESU | File:Web pdfs orc coho.pdf | ||
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| Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU | File:Web pdfs ps coho.pdf | ||
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| Southern Oregon/Northern California ESU | Threatened (1997), (2005){{cite web |url=http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/status_reviews/salmon_steelhead/coho/2011_status_review_southern_oregon_northern_california_coast_coho.pdf |title=Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Recovery Domain 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation of Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations |year=2011 |accessdate=2013-12-03}} | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs sonc coho.pdf |
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| Southwest Washington ESU | File:Web pdfs sww coho.pdf | ||
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! colspan="4" | Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka | |||
DPS/ESU Name | Initial/Revised status | Current status | Boundary Map |
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| Baker River ESU | File:Web pdf br sockeye.pdf | ||
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| Lake Pleasant ESU | File:Web pdf lp sockeye.pdf | ||
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| Lake Wenatchee ESU | File:Web pdf lw sockeye.pdf | ||
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| Okanogan River ESU | File:Web pdf or sockeye.pdf | ||
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| Ozette Lake ESU | Threatened (1999), (2005){{cite web |url=http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/status_reviews/salmon_steelhead/sockeye/5-yr-ozt.pdf |title=5-Year Review: Summary & Evaluation of Ozette Lake Sockeye |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |year=2011|accessdate=2013-12-03}} | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs oz sockeye.pdf |
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| Quniault Lake ESU | File:Web pdfs ql sockeye.pdf | ||
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| Snake River ESU | Endangered (1991), (2005) | Endangered (2011) | File:Web pdf sr sockeye.pdf |
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! colspan="4" | Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta | |||
DPS/ESU Name | Initial/Revised status | Current status | Boundary Map |
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| Columbia River ESU | Threatened (1999), (2005) | Threatened (2011) | File:Web pdfs col chum.pdf |
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| Hood Canal Summer-run ESU | Threatened (1995), (2005) | Threatened (2001) | File:Web pdfs hc chum.pdf |
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| Pacific Coast ESU | File:Web pdfs pc chum.pdf | ||
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| Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU | File:Web pdfs ps chum.pdf | ||
colspan="4" | Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | |||
DPS/ESU Name | Initial/Revised status | Current status | Boundary Map |
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| Even-year ESU | File:Web pdfs evn pink.pdf | ||
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| Odd-year ESU | File:Web pdfs odd pink.pdf |