Originally Posted By: yelloweye
Biolofisher,

What federal nexus would allow the feds to step into the management of these fish? They are not ESA listed and to my knowledge, are not under PFMC jurisdiction.

Thanks.


Correct.

Moreover an ESA listing often cannot be made for a single stream alone. It requires an entire ESU (evolutionary significant unit) be listed.... in this case the ESU would be "WA coastal winter steelhead" and you would have to show that the entire ESU or its principal constituents were threatened.

Todd can correct me if I mis-spoke.
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