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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Division Southwest Region. Federal Recovery Planning North Central California Coast. coho salmon parr Oncorhynchus kisutch.

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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service

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  1. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Division Southwest Region Federal Recovery Planning North Central California Coast coho salmon parr Oncorhynchus kisutch

  2. 10 Populations:Four Recovery DomainsSouthern Oregon/ Northern CaliforniaCoordinator: Greg BryantCentral ValleyCoordinator: Diane WindhamSouth Central CoastCoordinator: Mark CapelliNorth Central CoastCoordinator: Charlotte AmbroseEach Domain Assigned:1 or More PopulationsScience Center led TRTRecovery Coordinator

  3. RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE EVOLUTIONARILY SIGNIFICANT UNIT OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST COHO SALMON INTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT Version: MARCH 31, 2008 Southwest Regional Office National Marine Fisheries Service Santa Rosa, CA

  4. Salmonid Recovery: The Road Map ESA, Case Law & Policies ESA §4(f)(1) • …[NMFS] shall develop and implement plans for the conservation and survival of endangered species and threatened species… • …in developing and implementing recovery plans [NMFS] shall, to the maximum extent practicable – • Give priority to...species… most likely to benefit from such plans, particularly those species that are, or may be, in conflict with construction or other development projects or other forms of economic activity…

  5. Management actions must be site specific wherever feasible Actions and criteria must link to identified threats including changes in threats since listing and be organized by the 5 listing factors of Federal Register Notice listing the species Criteria mustmeasure whether threats have been abated and address delisting not just downlisting. Salmonid Recovery: The Road MapESA, Case Law & Policies • Fund for Animals v. Babbitt (1995) • SWCBD v. Babbitt (1999) • Defenders of Wildlife v. Babbit (2001) • Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. Babbit (1999) • Cannot promise to “develop criteria later” or use “future research” as means to not address threats

  6. Salmonid Recovery: The Road Map ESA, Case Law & Policies A Few Examples: • House Resources Committee Report on Recovery Plan Development (2006) • NMFS Endangered and Threatened Species Interim Recovery Planning Guidance (Oct 2004 revised 2006)http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/recovery/ • USFWS/NMFS Interagency Cooperative Policy for Peer Review in Endangered Species Activities (1994) • Interagency Cooperative Policy on Information Standards under the ESA (1994) • Interagency Cooperative Policy on Recovery Plan Implementation under the ESA (1994)

  7. Recovery Plan Foundation Population Structure/Viability (Science Center Technical Recovery Team) Historical Structure An Analysis of Historical Population Structure for ESUs (Bjorkstedt, et al. 2005) Finalized Oct 2005 Amended 2007 Biological Viability Criteria A Framework for Assessing the Viability of Threatened and Endangered Salmon and Steelhead in the NCCC Domain (Spence et al. 2007) June 2007 Draft ~ Final Expected in April Research & Monitoring Recommendations Final Expected in April

  8. Historical Population Structure Populations Assigned Into Diversity Strata Independent vs Dependent Independent: Focus of Recovery Plan CCC coho salmon analysis will include dependent populations

  9. Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon Steelhead Marine Recovery

  10. NMFS Science Center: Population Viability Criteria • Viability Criteria for Populations IN DRAFT • Minimum Threshold of Potential Habitat Available (IP km) • Spawner Density • Annual Run Size • Effective Population Size • Total Population Size • Population Decline • Catastrophe • Hatchery Influence

  11. 139 Total Populations & The Marine Environment Objectively narrowing the universe and prioritizing populations… The Nature Conservancy Protocol: CAP… Not Just a Threats Assessment ~ Current Population/Habitat Conditions (HAB8 & Others) ~ Populations/Habitat Threats (State, local, stakeholder, public data) ~ Feasibility/Benefit/Cost of Threat Abatement (TNC protocol) ~ Strategies for poor conditions & high threats (TNC protocol) ~ Analyze across populations, Diversity Strata & ESU/DPS (PVC & RT)

  12. NCCC Recovery Planning CURRENT CONDITIONS FUTURE THREATS Inform Reduce Improve STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS

  13. Example CAP Viability Table… CURRENT CONDITIONS BY LIFE STAGE

  14. Data Limitations Structured Decision Process • Expert panel to rate flow conditions • Decision matrix for toxicity • A posteriori ratings for others once distribution of data can be observed

  15. NCCC Recovery Planning CURRENT CONDITIONS FUTURE THREATS Inform Reduce Improve STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS

  16. Rank Overall Threat Levels by Life StageIdentify Highest Priorities for Strategy Development

  17. Top Ranked Threats for CCC coho salmon • Roads and Railroads • Droughts • Logging and Wood Harvesting • Channel Modification • Water Diversion and Impoundment • Climate Change • Agricultural Practices • Residential and Commercial Development • Disease, Predation, and Competition

  18. Additional Threats Evaluated • Freshwater • Fire and Fuel Management • Fishing and Collecting • Hatcheries & Aquaculture • Livestock farming and ranching • Mining • Recreational Areas and Activities • Storms and Flooding • Marine • Reduced genetic variability • Commercial and Recreational Bycatch

  19. NCCC Recovery Planning CURRENT CONDITIONS FUTURE THREATS Inform Reduce Improve STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS

  20. Strategies for Recovery • For Example: • Our analysis ranks Climate Change as a high or very high threat particularly in the southern ESU and the marine environment • To address this threat: • protect cool water refugia • prevent lost or conversion of forest lands • manage forests for older stages • operate existing reservoirs to maintain cool flows • fund and implement coordinated coast-wide monitoring • develop partnerships for implementation

  21. Strategic Partnerships State Agencies California Department of Fish and Game Water Quality Control Board California Department of Forestry ~ Jackson Demonstration State Forest Scientists Southwest Fisheries Science Center TNC Facilitated Scientific Review Workshop Flow Panel Workshop Collaboration with UC Berkeley, Lawrence Lab & Microsoft NGO’s The Nature Conservancy Sonoma Ecology Center Stakeholders Water Agencies Timber Companies Consultants Santa Rosa Office: PRD, HCD, RC

  22. North Central California Coast DomainStrategy for Completion CCC Coho Salmon Internal Draft In Internal Review April 2008 • Moving Forward • Single Species plan for coho, Multi-Species for other species • Sequence: CCC coho salmon, CCC steelhead, CC Chinook, NC steelhead (2009)

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