Columbia River Basin (CRB)
Anadromous and Resident Fish

Biological Opinions and Biological Assessments

PACFISH

Implementation of Interim Strategies for Managing Anadromous Fish-Bearing Watershed in Eastern Oregon and Washington, Idaho and Portions of California (FACFISH) (01/23/1995) (PDF 2.7 MB)

OCR version of January 23, 1995 BO (PDF 2.6 MB) searchable to a degree

October 8, 1996, Amendment to the January 23, 1995, NMFS Biological Opinion (1.2 Mb PDF)

In accordance with Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, we are requesting initiation of consultation for the effects of the continued implementation of the Resource Management Plans (Bureau of Land Management-BLM) and reinitiation of consultation for the Land and Resource Management Plans (Forest Service-FS), as amended by PACFish, that may affect Snake River Basin (SRB) and Upper Columbia River (UCR) steelhead.  Consultation is necessary because of the recent listings of SRB and UCR steelhead trout

(September 16, 1997 biological assessment-BA). 1.6 MB pdf

Land And Resource Management Plans as Amended by PACFISH

Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion on the Land and Resource Management Plans for the Boise, Challis, Nez Perce, Payette, Salmon, Sawtooth, Umatilla, and Wallowa Whitman National Forests (03/01/1995) (PDF 239 KB)

Section 7 Consulation on the Effects of Continued Implemantation of Land and Resource Management Plans on Endangered Species Act Listed Salmon and Steelhead in hte Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers (06/22/1998) (PDF 235 KB)

Link to Bull Trout Biological Opinion (08/14/1998) (A link)

Chronology -1998 Biological Opinions

A List of Documents related to the 1998 NMFS Biological Opinion for Salmon and Steelhead (06/22/98) and the 1998 USFWS Biological Opinion for Bull Trout (08/14/98). (34kb pdf)

Chronology of Documents related to the 1998 NMFS Biological Opinion for Salmon and Steelhead (06/22/98) and the 1998 USFWS Biological Opinion for Bull Trout (08/14/98). (470 K pdf - 49 pages)

Chronology of Documents related to the 1998 NMFS Biological Opinion for Salmon and Steelhead (06/22/98) and the 1998 USFWS Biological Opinion for Bull Trout (08/14/98). (410 K Word- 49 pages) expected to print on Legal paper.

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