The federal government on Monday denied listing the Western Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The decision came after what the National Marine Fisheries Service called a comprehensive review of the Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook salmon. The agency examined the issue after a petition called for listing them as threatened or endangered and designating their habitat as critical. … While inadequate regulations persist, they pose a low risk to the Chinook salmon’s viability, the service said. 

Other anadromous fish news:

• E&E News by Politico: Trump admin denies endangered species protections to chinook salmon
• Public Policy Institute of California: Blog: California’s salmon may be rebounding after three wet winters
• The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.): Coho salmon found in Sonoma Coast creek for first time in 60 years
• Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.): California Trout announces it’s mounting new State of Salmonids study