Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
This notice advises the public that two direct take permits 1454-3R and 1455-3R have been issued for operation, monitoring, and evaluation of a hatchery program rearing and rele...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY:
This notice advises the public that two direct take permits 1454-3R and 1455-3R have been issued for operation, monitoring, and evaluation of a hatchery program rearing and releasing sockeye salmon in the Snake River basin of Idaho, and that the decision documents are available upon request.
DATES:
Permits 1454-3R and 1455-3R were issued on October 7, 2026, subject to certain conditions set forth therein. The permits expire on September 27, 2036.
ADDRESSES:
Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the associated documents should be directed to the West Coast Region NMFS Office, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Portland, OR 97232.
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): endangered, naturally and artificially propagated Snake River Sockeye Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU);
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): threatened, naturally and artificially propagated Snake River Spring/Summer-run ESU; threatened, naturally and artificially propagated Lower Columbia River Chinook salmon ESU;
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, naturally and artificially propagated Snake River Steelhead Distinct Population Segment (DPS); threatened, naturally and artificially propagated Lower Columbia River Steelhead DPS; threatened, naturally and artificially propagated Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS; threatened, naturally and artificially propagated Upper Columbia River Steelhead DPS.
Background
The operators and funding agencies, including Idaho Fish and Game, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NMFS's Northwest Fisheries Science Center, the Nez Perce Tribe and Bonneville Power Association, submitted a Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan to NMFS pursuant to NMFS' ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) for hatchery activities in the Snake River basin.
The programs are intended to contribute to the survival and recovery of Snake River Sockeye salmon in the Snake River basin. The proposed program would maintain the Snake River sockeye salmon captive broodstock, collect and spawn adult
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sockeye salmon returning to the Snake River basin, rear juveniles, and release eggs, juveniles, and adult fish in upper Salmon River basin lakes, as well as into Tanner Creek, Oregon. Adult fish that return to Tanner Creek, would be transported to Eagle Fish Hatchery, Idaho for processing, and released to spawn upstream in Redfish and Pettit Lake. The proposed continuation of the program would indicate best management practices to minimize adverse effects on the ESU.
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91 FR 67301
Web Citation
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“Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish,” thefederalregister.org (October 26, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-21789/endangered-and-threatened-species-take-of-anadromous-fish.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/snake-river-sockeye-salmon-production-program
16 U.S.C. 1531