Historically, the Ozette watershed had thriving populations of several salmon species, including sockeye salmon. Lake Ozette sockeye were an important contributor to subsistence tribal fisheries, as well as for early settlers in the watershed. For thousands of years, these fish were a thriving part of the ecology, culture, and commerce of this basin. In the past 150 years, however, increasing human population within the basin and associated development and resource use, combined with natural disturbances and climate cycles, have driven the ESU to the point where its persistence is in doubt.
May 29, 2009: NOAA Fisheries Service adopts final ESA recovery plan for Lake Ozette sockeye salmon
