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224.101—Enumeration of endangered marine and anadromous species.

The marine and anadromous species determined by the Secretary of Commerce to be endangered pursuant to section 4(a) of the Act, as well as species listed under the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 by the Secretary of the Interior and currently under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce, are the following:
Species 1 Where listed Citation(s) for listing determination(s) Citation for critical habitat designation
Common name Scientific name
Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Everywhere 32 FR 4001, Mar. 11, 1967 NA.
Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata U.S.A. 68 FR 15674, Apr. 1, 2003 NA.
Totoaba Cynoscion macdonaldi Everywhere 44 FR 29480, May 21, 1979 NA.
Gulf of Maine Atlantic salmon Salmo salar U.S.A., ME, Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment. The GOM DPS includes all anadromous Atlantic salmon whose freshwater range occurs in the watersheds from the Androscoggin River northward along the Maine coast to the Dennys River, and wherever these fish occur in the estuarine and marine environment. The following impassable falls delimit the upstream extent of the freshwater range: Rumford Falls in the town of Rumford on the Androscoggin River; Snow Falls in the town of West Paris on the Little Androscoggin River; Grand Falls in Township 3 Range 4 BKP WKR, on the Dead River in the Kennebec Basin; the un-named falls (impounded by Indian Pond Dam) immediately above the Kennebec River Gorge in the town of Indian Stream Township on the Kennebec River; Big Niagara Falls on Nesowadnehunk Stream in Township 3 Range 10 WELS in the Penobscot Basin; Grand Pitch on Webster Brook in Trout Brook Township in the Penobscot Basin; and Grand Falls on the Passadumkeag River in Grand Falls Township in the Penobscot Basin. The marine range of the GOM DPS extends from the Gulf of Maine, throughout the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, to the coast of Greenland. Included are all associated conservation hatchery populations used to supplement these natural populations; currently, such conservation hatchery populations are maintained at Green Lake National Fish Hatchery (GLNFH) and Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery (CBNFH). Excluded are landlocked salmon and those salmon raised in commercial hatcheries for aquaculture 65 FR 69469; November 17, 2000; 74 FR 29344, June 19, 2009 NA
Snake River sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka U.S.A., ID, including all anadromous and residual sockeye salmon from the Snake River Basin, Idaho, as well as artificially propagated sockeye salmon from the Redfish Lake captive propagation program 56 FR 58619, Nov. 20, 1991June 28, 2005. 58 FR 68543, Dec. 28, 1993.
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Sacramento River winter-run Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha U.S.A., CA, including all naturally spawned populations of winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River and its tributaries in California, as well as two artificial propagation programs: winter-run Chinook from the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery (NFH), and winter run Chinook in a captive broodstock program maintained at Livingston Stone NFH and the University of California Bodega Marine Laboratory 52 FR 6041; Feb. 27, 1987, 55 FR 49623; Nov. 30, 1990. 59 FR 440; Jan. 1, 1994June 28, 2005. 58 FR 33212, June 16, 1993.
Upper Columbia spring-run Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha U.S.A., WA, including all naturally spawned populations of Chinook salmon in all river reaches accessible to Chinook salmon in Columbia River tributaries upstream of the Rock Island Dam and downstream of Chief Joseph Dam in Washington (excluding the Okanogan River), the Columbia River from a straight line connecting the west end of the Clatsop jetty (south jetty, Oregon side) and the west end of the Peacock jetty (north jetty, Washington side) upstream to Chief Joseph Dam in Washington, as well as six artificial propagation programs: the Twisp River, Chewuch River, Methow Composite, Winthrop NFH, Chiwawa River, and White River spring-run Chinook hatchery programs 64 FR 14308, Mar. 24, 1999June 28, 2005. NA.[vacated 9/29/03; 68 FR 55900].
Central California Coast coho Oncorhynchus kisutch U.S.A., CA, including all naturally spawned populations of coho salmon from Punta Gorda in northern California south to and including the San Lorenzo River in central California, as well as populations in tributaries to San Francisco Bay, excluding the Sacramento-San Joaquin River system, as well four artificial propagation programs: the Don Clausen Fish Hatchery Captive Broodstock Program, Scott Creek/King Fisher Flats Conservation Program, Scott Creek Captive Broodstock Program, and the Noyo River Fish Station egg-take Program coho hatchery programs 61 FR 56138, Oct. 31, 1996June 28, 2005. 64 FR 24049,May 5, 1999.
Southern California Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss U.S.A., CA, Distinct Population Segment including all naturally spawned anadromous O. mykiss (steelhead) populations below natural and manmade impassable barriers in streams from the Santa Maria River, San Luis Obispo County, California, (inclusive) to the U.S.-Mexico Border 62 FR 43937, Aug. 18, 1997Jan. 5, 2006 70 FR 52488,Sept. 2, 2005.
Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS—Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinis U.S.A., Washington, and British Columbia, including Puget Sound and Georgia Basin 75 FR 22290, Apr. 28, 2010 75 FR 22290, Apr. 28, 2010.
1 Species includes taxonomic species, subspecies, distinct population segments (DPSs) (for a policy statement, see 61 FR 4722, February 7, 1996), and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) (for a policy statement, see 56 FR 58612, November 20, 1991).

Code of Federal Regulations

Note to § 224.101 (c): Jurisdiction for sea turtles by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, is limited to turtles while in the water.

Species Where Listed Citation (s) for Listing Determinations Citations (s) for Critical Habitat Designations
Common name Scientific name
Black abalone Haliotis cracherodii USA, CA. From Crescent City, California, USA to Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico, including all offshore islands. 74 FR 1937; January 14, 2009 N/A
White abalone Haliotis sorenseni USA, CA. From Point Conception, California to Punta Abreojos, Baja California, Mexico including all offshore islands and banks. NOAA 2001; 66 FR 29054, May, 29, 2001. Deemed not prudent NOAA 2001; 66 FR 29054, May, 29, 2001.
[64 FR 14066, Mar. 23, 1999, as amended 64 FR 14328, Mar. 24, 1999; 65 FR 20918, Apr. 19, 2000; 65 FR 69481, Nov. 17, 2000; 66 FR 29055, May 29, 2001; 67 FR 21598, May 1, 2002; 68 FR 15680, Apr. 1, 2003; 70 FR 37203, June 28, 2005; 70 FR 69912, Nov. 18, 2005; 71 FR 861, Jan. 5, 2006; 73 FR 12030, Mar. 6, 2008; 73 FR 63907, Oct. 28, 2008; 73 FR 62930, Oct. 22, 2008; 74 FR 1946, Jan. 14, 2009; 74 FR 29386, June 19, 2009; 75 FR 22290, Apr. 28, 2010]
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