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Permit Issued 

Permit 14159–2R 

On July 30, 2019, the renewed Section 

10(a)(1)(A) scientific enhancement 

permit 14159–2R was issued to NMFS’ 

California Coastal Office in Long Beach, 

California. This permit authorizes 

activities that are expected to enhance 

the survival of the endangered Southern 

California (SC) Distinct Population 

Segment (DPS) of steelhead 

(Oncorhynchus mykiss) through (1) 

rescue and relocation of at-risk 

steelhead, (2) ecological research, and 

(3) invasive species management. 

Activities associated with these three 

primary components could occur 

anywhere within the range for the SC 

DPS of steelhead. A summary of these 

components is provided as follows. 

1. Rescue and Relocation 

This component involves rescuing 

and relocating steelhead from stream 

sections experiencing natural 

dewatering during the dry season or 

prolonged periods of below average 

rainfall. Specific staff listed on the 

permit from both NMFS and the 

California Department of Fish and 

Wildlife (CDFW) are authorized to 

conduct relocation activities and will 

follow a predetermined communication 

and documentation protocol while 

implementing these relocation efforts. 

Standard scientific methods and 

equipment (e.g., backpackelectrofishing, nets, seines, portable air 

pumps, transport containers, water 

chillers, etc.) are authorized for the 

capture and relocation of steelhead. 

Captured steelhead will be transported 

for release into habitats within the same 

watershed (when possible) that are 

determined likely to maintain adequate 

water and habitat quality through the 

remainder of the dry season. Because 

this is an endangered population with 

low abundance, relocating steelhead 

from sections of stream where they will 

likely perish is expected to benefit the 

survival of this species. 

2. Ecological Research 

Basic information regarding the 

ecology of endangered SC steelhead is 

extremely limited, yet such information 

is critical for guiding science-based 

decisions regarding the conservation of 

this species. Field-based investigations 

authorized under permit 14159–2R are 

expected to produce much-needed 

empirical data, particularly data 

concerning the ecology of endangered 

steelhead. The empirical data would 

benefit endangered steelhead through 

informing species-management and 

protection efforts, including 

enforcement of certain ESA provisions. 

Specific NMFS’ staff listed on the 

permit are authorized to implement this 

research. Ecological research elements 

authorized under permit 14159–2R 

involve the following: (1) Salvaging 

steelhead carcasses to assess age, 

growth, and toxicology; (2) trapping 

emergent fry to assess spawning 

ecology; (3) capturing juvenile steelhead 

to assess the effectiveness of steelhead 

relocation; (4) collecting and 

maintaining steelhead to improve 

species management and protection; 

and (5) developing a predictive model 

for the maximum size of juvenile 

steelhead in streams. Permit 14159–2R 

authorizes standard scientific methods 

and procedures (e.g., Passive Integrated 

Transponder-tagging, fin-clip/DNA 

analysis, scale sampling, otolith 

analysis, anesthesia etc.) to conduct 

these research elements. 

3. Invasive Species Management 

NMFS’ recovery plan for endangered 

SC steelhead highlights non-native 

aquatic plant and animal species as a 

threat to steelhead in many watersheds 

across the SC DPS of steelhead. Nonnative fish, crustaceans, and amphibians 

can harm steelhead indirectly through 

competition for resources (e.g., food, 

living space) or degradation of habitat 

quality and directly through predation 

on steelhead. As such, removing these 

non-native species is expected to be 

highly beneficial for steelhead. Specific 

NMFS and CDFW staff listed on the 

permit are authorized to implement 

standard methods for capture and 

removal of invasive species (e.g., 

backpack-electrofishing, seining, handnets, traps, hook-and-line angling, and 

spearfishing). Invasive species 

management methods will target 

capture and removal of non-native 

species; however, these activities may 

also result in the capture of steelhead in 

the process. Steelhead captured during 

invasive species management will be (1) 

measured for length and weight, (2) 

potentially have a tissue sample (i.e., fin 

clip, scale) taken, and (3) returned 

unharmed to the stream. Any non-native 

species captured will be humanely 

euthanized and disposed. 

Field activities for the various 

enhancement components authorized 

under permit 14159–2R can occur yearround between July 30, 2019 and 

December 31, 2029. The annual sum of 

take authorized with permit 14159–2R 

is as follows: (1) Non-lethal capture and 

release of up to 4,000 juvenile steelhead 

while electrofishing, (2) non-lethal 

capture and release of up to 200 juvenile 

steelhead while seining, (3) non-lethal 

capture and release of up to 100 adult 

steelhead using hand net or seine, (4) 

collection and retention of up to 110 

adult and 300 juvenile steelhead 

carcasses, (5) non-lethal capture and 

release of up to 5 adult and 600 juvenile 

steelhead for the purpose of applying 

Passive Integrated Transponder-tags, (6) 

non-lethal capture and release up to 

2,000 fry during emergent trapping, (7) 

non-lethal capture of up to 5 juvenile 

steelhead while hook-and-line angling, 

and (8) non-lethal observation of up to 

2,000 juvenile and 50 adult steelhead 

during instream snorkel surveys. The 

annual unintentional lethal steelhead 

take authorized under permit 14159–2R 

is up to 241 juvenile, 100 fry, and 2 

adult. The annual intentional (directed) 

lethal take authorized under permit 

14159–2R is up to 200 steelhead fry. 

The activities authorized under 

permit 14159–2R are expected to 

enhance survival and support steelhead 

recovery across the entire SC DPS of 

steelhead and are consistent with 

recommendations and objectives 

outlined in NMFS’ Endangered 

Southern California Steelhead Recovery 

Plan. See the application for permit 

14159–2R and issued permit for greater 

details on the various components of 

this scientific enhancement effort 

including the specific scientific 

methods and take allotments authorized 

for each. 

Dated: February 25, 2020. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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