Puget Sound Herring

On June 6, 2005, we announced that a stock of Puget Sound herring does not qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act because it does not meet the standard for a "species" under the law. The stock is known as Cherry Point herring because of its location in the sound, and its numbers have fluctuated widely over the past 10 years. A group of environmental organizations petitioned this herring population for listing in May 2004.

• News Release 77kb
• Questions & Answers 42kb
• June 7, 2005, Federal Register Notice on ESA Determination 84kb
• 2005 Herring Status Review 1.4MB
• Aug. 10, 2004, Federal Register Notice on Initial Petition Finding 73kb
• May 2004 Supplemental Petition to List Herring 773kb
• January 2004 Petition to List Herring 2.5MB
• 2001 Herring Status Review