Independent Populations of Chinook Salmon in Puget Sound

摘要

In developing a species recovery plan, it is important to delineate the independent populations that comprise an evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) listed under the Endangered Species Act. In 2000 the Puget Sound Technical Recovery Team (TRT) began work to identify, for recovery planning purposes, the populations that historically existed and currently remain within the geographic boundaries encompassing the Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU.