NMFS Determines Elwha and Dungeness River Pink Salmon Not Species, But Part of Larger Evolutionarily Significant Units

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has ruled that the Elwha River and lower Dungeness River pink salmon do not meet the criteria for a species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, but are part of larger units that include pink salmon stocks in Washington and southern British Columbia, Canada.