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Endangered Species
A Partial
Listing of Pacific Marine Life Endangered or Threatened
Before a plant or animal species can receive protection
under the Endangered
Species Act, it must first be placed on the Federal list of
endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. There is a strick legal process to
determine whether to list a species, depending on the degree of threat it faces. An
“endangered” species is one that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a
significant portion of its range. A “threatened” species is one that is likely
to become endangered in the foreseeable future. (E=endangered; T=threatened).
Marine Mammals:
Birds:
Reptiles:
Fishes:
| E,T |
Salmon, chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) |
| T |
Salmon, chum (Oncorhynchus keta) |
| T |
Salmon, coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) |
| E,T |
Salmon, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) |
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