Oregon Embarks on Bold Recovery Plan for Pacific Salmon: Should it be Used as an Alternative to an ESA Listing?

Table 1: Status of salmon species in the Pacific Northwest and distribution status as a percentage of historic habitat.


Species Extinct Endangered Threatened Special Concern Not Known to be Declining
Coho

55%

13%

20%

5%

7%

Spring/Summer Chinook

63%

8%

16%

7%

6%

Fall Chinook

19%

18%

7%

36%

20%

Chum Salmon

37%

16%

14%

11%

22%

Sockeye

59%

7%

3%

16%

15%

Pink Salmon

21%

5%

<1%

<1%

73%

Sea-run Cutthroat

6%

4%

61%

29%

0%

Winter Steelhead

29%

22%

7%

18%

24%

Summer Steelhead

45%

5%

5%

27%

18%


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