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The following marine mammals, sea turtles, and salmonids can be found within or off the coast of Washington State. Many of these species are in danger of becoming extinct and have been listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Georgia Basin/Puget Sound DPS Bocaccio Rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis)Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochleys coriacea)Loggerhead sea turtle N. Pacific DPS (Caretta caretta)Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)Snake River [Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU)] sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
Columbia River ESU chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Georgia Basin/Puget Sound DPS Canary Rockfish (Sebastes pinniger)Georgia Basin/Puget Sound DPS Yelloweye Rockfish (S. ruberrimus)Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hood Canal summer-run ESU chum salmon (O. keta)Lower Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)Lower Columbia River ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Lower Columbia River ESU coho salmon (O. kisutch)Middle Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss) Ozette Lake ESU sockeye salmon (O. nerka)Puget Sound DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)Puget Sound ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Snake River Basin DPS steelhead (O. mykiss) Snake River fall-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Snake River spring/summer-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Southern DPS of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)Southern DPS of Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)Upper Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)Upper Willamette River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss) Upper Willamette River ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Proposed SpeciesNo species under NOAA jurisdiction in Washington State are proposed for listing at this time.Critical HabitatDesignatedColumbia River EUS chum salmon Hood Canal Summer-run ESU chum salmonLower Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon Lower Columbia River ESU Chinook salmonMiddle Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon Ozette Lake ESU sockeye salmonPuget Sound ESU Chinook salmon Snake River Basin DPS steelhead salmonSnake River fall-run ESU Chinook salmonSnake River spring/summer-run ESU Chinook salmonSnake River ESU sockeye salmonSouthern DPS of green sturgeonSouthern Resident Killer Whale Upper Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU Chinook salmonUpper Willamette River DPS steelhead Upper Willamette River ESU Chinook salmonSouthern DPS of Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)
Columbia River ESU chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Georgia Basin/Puget Sound DPS Canary Rockfish (Sebastes pinniger)Georgia Basin/Puget Sound DPS Yelloweye Rockfish (S. ruberrimus)Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hood Canal summer-run ESU chum salmon (O. keta)Lower Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)Lower Columbia River ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Lower Columbia River ESU coho salmon (O. kisutch)Middle Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss) Ozette Lake ESU sockeye salmon (O. nerka)Puget Sound DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)Puget Sound ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Snake River Basin DPS steelhead (O. mykiss) Snake River fall-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Snake River spring/summer-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)Southern DPS of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)Southern DPS of Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)Upper Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)Upper Willamette River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss) Upper Willamette River ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
No species under NOAA jurisdiction in Washington State are proposed for listing at this time.
DesignatedColumbia River EUS chum salmon Hood Canal Summer-run ESU chum salmonLower Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon Lower Columbia River ESU Chinook salmonMiddle Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon Ozette Lake ESU sockeye salmonPuget Sound ESU Chinook salmon Snake River Basin DPS steelhead salmonSnake River fall-run ESU Chinook salmonSnake River spring/summer-run ESU Chinook salmonSnake River ESU sockeye salmonSouthern DPS of green sturgeonSouthern Resident Killer Whale Upper Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU Chinook salmonUpper Willamette River DPS steelhead Upper Willamette River ESU Chinook salmonSouthern DPS of Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)
top Proposed Lower Columbia River DPS coho salmon Puget Sound DPS steelhead