Environmental Impact Statement for Puget Sound Chinook Harvest Resource Management Plan

The Puget Sound Treaty Indian Tribes and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (the co-managers) for fisheries management in the Puget Sound area have submitted the Puget Sound Chinook Resource Management Plan to NOAA Fisheries (February 17, 2022) for a determination as to whether the RMP meets the requirements of Limit 6 of the ESA 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead and thus qualifies for the exemption from ESA section 9(a) take prohibitions for ESA-listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon, as provided in the 4(d) Rule. As part of its review, NOAA Fisheries will complete an EIS under the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), analyzing the effects and impacts of the potential decision.