These two sanctuaries have made extraordinary advances in the management of their resources and in the establishment of a strong non-profit association to augment federal funding. Fishery Programs Many salmon runs in California and the Pacific Northwest are in serious trouble. In February, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed the listing of at least a dozen salmon runs from California's Central Valley to the entire Puget Sound basin as endangered or threatened. The Winter Run Chinook Salmon Captive Broodstock Program, developed in response to the concern about possible extinction of the species, has been very successful over the past five years in rearing and releasing winter-run chinook salmon back into the wild. Given the very difficult problems facing salmon in our region, it would be helpful to the completion of this program if NMFS would obligate funding in support of this species restoration project.
More research data is required to devise an improved management plan for the species.
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