Pacific Salmon and Anadromous Trout: Management Under the Endangered Species Act

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Along the Pacific Coast, 26 distinct population segments of Pacific salmon and anadromous (sea-run) trout are listed as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A variety of human activities have combined to greatly reduce or eliminate historic fish habitat, degrade remaining habitat, and otherwise harm anadromous fish populations. In addition, natural phenomena stress fish populations and contribute to their variable abundance

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Buck, Eugene H. & Dandelski, John R. October 27, 1999.

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Along the Pacific Coast, 26 distinct population segments of Pacific salmon and anadromous (sea-run) trout are listed as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A variety of human activities have combined to greatly reduce or eliminate historic fish habitat, degrade remaining habitat, and otherwise harm anadromous fish populations. In addition, natural phenomena stress fish populations and contribute to their variable abundance

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Buck, Eugene H. & Dandelski, John R. Pacific Salmon and Anadromous Trout: Management Under the Endangered Species Act, report, October 27, 1999; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs851/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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