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Listed species of concern in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem

All data below provided by the SeaDoc Society,using Listed Species of Concern Within the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Marine Ecosystem: Including Changes from 2002 to 2004, (PDF, 9 pp.)by Nicholas A. Brown and Joseph K. Gaydos.

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Listed Species of Concern Within the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Marine Ecosystem, Including Changes from 2002 to 2004
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6

Species of Concern Data

Table 1: Marine ecosystem species identified as species of concern by jurisdiction
Species
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
STATE
CANADA
U.S.A.
TOTAL
           
INVERTEBRATES 0 3 2 2 3
FISHES 2 22 5 6 27
REPTILES
 1 1 1 1 1
BIRDS 21 11 6 7 23
MAMMALS 8 9 9 4 9
TOTAL 32 46 23 20 63

Source: SeaDoc Society

Table 2: Invertebrate Species of Concern in the Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem
Species
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
STATE
CANADA
U.S.A.
         
Newcomb's littorine snail (Algamorda
subrotundata)
   Candidate   Species of
Concern
Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida)   Candidate Special Concern  
Pinto (Northern)
Abalone (Haliotis
kamtschatkana)
   Candidate
Threatened Not listed to
Species of
Concern

*Items in bold represent legal status changes made between September 2002 and September 2004.

Source: SeaDoc Society

Table 3: Fish Species of Concern in the Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem
Species
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
STATE
CANADA
U.S.A.
         
Eulachon (Thaleichthys
pacificus)		 Blue List Candidate    
Pacific cod, S. & C. Puget Sound (Gadus
macrocephalus)		   Candidate    
Pacific hake, C. Puget
Sound (Merluccius
productus)
   Candidate
  Candidate
to Species
of Concern
Pacific herring, Cherry Point (Clupea pallasi)   Candidate   Candidate
Pacific herring, Discovery Bay (Clupea pallasi)   Candidate    
Rockfish, Black (Sebastes
melanops)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Bocaccio
(Sebastes paucispinis)		   Candidate Not listed to
Threatened		  
Rockfish, Brown (Sebastes auriculatus)   Candidate    
Rockfish, Canary
(Sebastes pinniger)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, China (Sebastes
nebulosus)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Copper
(Sebastes caurinus)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Greenstriped
(Sebastes elongatus)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Quillback
(Sebastes maliger)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Redstripe
(Sebastes proriger)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Tiger (Sebastes
nigrocinctus)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Widow
(Sebastes entomelas)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Yelloweye
(Sebastes ruberrimus)		   Candidate    
Rockfish, Yellowtail
(Sebastes flavidus)		   Candidate    
Salmon, Chinook
(Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) (Puget
Sound)		   Candidate   Threatened
Salmon, Chum
(Oncorhynchus keta)
(summer-run Hood Canal)		   Candidate   Threatened
Salmon, Coho
(Oncorhynchus kisutch)		   Candidate Endangered  
Interior Frasier River        
Salmon, Coho
(Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Puget Sound and Strait of Georgia		       Candidate
to Species
of Concern
Salmon, Sockeye
(Oncorhynchus nerka)
Sakinaw Lake		     Not listed to
Endangered		  
Salmon, Sockeye
(Oncorhynchus nerka)
Cultus Lake		     Not listed to
Endangered		  
Spinynose Sculpin
(Asemichthys taylori)		     Data Deficient  
Trout, Bull
(Salvelinus confluentus)		 Blue List Candidate Candidate Threatened
Walleye Pollock, S. Puget Sound (Theragra
chalcogramma)		   Candidate    

*Items in bold represent legal status changes made between September 2002 and September 2004.

Source: SeaDoc Society

Table 4: Reptile Species of Concern in the Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem
Species
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
STATE
CANADA
U.S.A.
         
Sea Turtle, Leatherback
(Dermochelys coriacea)
 Red List Endangered Endangered Endangered

Source: SeaDoc Society

Table 5: Avian Species of Concern in the Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem
Species
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
STATE
CANADA
U.S.A.
         
American Golden Plover
(Pluvialis dominica)		 Blue List      
Ancient Murrelet
(Synthliboramphus
antiquus)
 Blue List   Special Concern  
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus)
   Threatened   Threatened
Canada Goose, Aleutian
(Branta canadensis
leucopareia)


 Not listed to
Blue List		 Threatened   Threatened to
Species of
Concern
Caspian Tern (Sterna
caspia)
 Blue List      
Cassin's Auklet
(Ptychoramphus
aleuticus)

 Blue List Candidate   Species of
Concern
Common Loon (Gavia
immer)
   Sensitive    
Common Murre (Uria
aalge)
 Red List Candidate    
Cormorant, Brandt's
(Phalacrocorax
penicillatus)
 Red List Candidate    
Cormorant, Doublecrested
(Phalocrocorax
auritis)		 Red List      
Cormorant, Pelagic
(Phalocrocorax
pelagicus pelagicus)		 Red List      
Forster's Tern (Sterna
forsteri)		 Red List   Data Deficient  
Great Blue Heron,
Pacific (Ardea herodias
fannini)		 Blue List   Special Concern  
Long-billed Curlew
(Numenius americanus)		 Blue List      
Long-tailed duck /
Oldsquaw (Clangula
hyemalis)		 Blue List   Special Concern  
Marbled Murrelet
(Brachyramphus
marmoratus
marmoratus)		 Red List Threatened Threatened Threatened
Peregrine Falcon,
American (Falco
peregrinus anatum)

 Red List Sensitive Threatened Species of
Concern
Peregrine Falcon, Peale's (Falco peregrinus pealei)

 Blue List Sensitive Special Concern Species of
Concern
Phalarope, Northern /
Red-necked (Phalaropus lobatus)		 Blue List      
Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus)		 Blue List      
Surf Scoter (Melanitta
perspicillata)		 Blue List      
Tufted Puffin
(Fratercula cirrhata)		 Blue List Candidate   Species of Concern
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus
occidentalis)		 Red List Candidate    

*Items in bold represent legal status changes made between September 2002 and September 2004.

Source: SeaDoc Society

Table 6: Mammalian Species of Concern in the Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem
Species
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
STATE
CANADA
U.S.A.
         
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius
robustus)

 Blue List Sensitive Not listed to
Special
Concern		  
Harbor Porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena)

 Blue List Candidate Data deficient
to Special
Concern		  
Humpback whale, N.
Pacific (Megaptera
novaeangliae)

 Not listed to
Blue List		 Endangered Threatened Endangered
Killer Whales, Offshore
(Orcinus orca)

   Candidate to
Endangered		 Special
Concern		  
Killer Whales, S.
Residents (Orcinus orca)


 Red List Candidate to
Endangered		 Endangered Not listed to
Candidate
Killer Whales, N.
Residents (Orcinus orca)


 Blue list to
Red List		 Candidate to
Endangered		 Threatened  
Killer Whales, Transients
(Orcinus orca)


 Red List Candidate to
Endangered		 Threatened  
Sea Otter, northern
(Enhydra lutris)

 Red List Endangered Threatened Not listed to
Species of
Concern
Steller Sea-lion (eastern
population) (Eumetopias
jubatus)


 Red List Threatened Not listed to
Special
Concern		 Threatened

*Items in bold represent legal status changes made between September 2002 and September 2004.

Source: SeaDoc Society

 

 

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Marine Species at Risk Indicator Technical Background Document (PDF, 7pp., 51KB) Download PDF
Listed Species of Concern Within The Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem View Data
Map Data for Species at Risk in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem
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