Reclamation entered into consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service on the effects of long-term operation of the Klamath Project on threatened coho salmon . Reclamation also reinitiated formal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the long-term effects of Klamath Project operation on the endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers and threatened bald eagle. The resulting biological opinions will guide Klamath Project Operations in 2001 and beyond.
Opinions are subject to modification as new scientific information becomes available.
The following information is provided as an easily available on-line source for these documents as they are produced. Sucker Ecology Report Title Adobe File Author Larval and Juvenile Ecology of Upper Klamath Lake Suckers 2,008 KB Oregon State Univ. Annual Survey of Abundance and Distribution of Age 0 shortnose and Lost River Suckers in Upper Klamath Lake 324KB Oregon State Univ. Habitat Analysis - Utah State Univ. 340 KB Reclamation Distribution and Biology of Suckers in Lower Klamath Reservoirs 1,312 KB Oregon State Univ.