Scientific Evaluation of Biological Opinions on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin Interim Report (2002) / Chapter Skim
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Thus, the Klamath River Basin contains endemic freshwater fishes as well as genetically distinctive stocks of anadromous fishes that are shared with nearby basins on the Oregon and California coasts. Endemic freshwater fishes of the Klamath River Basin include the shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris)
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Source: modified from USFWS. The main stem and tributaries of the Klamath River support endemic populations of a genetically distinctive population of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
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. Because the listing processes for these fish referenced water level in Upper Klamath Lake and other lakes in the Upper Klamath Basin and amounts of flow in the main stem ofthe Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam as potential points of concern for the welfare of the species, the USBR assessments were intended to make a case for specific flows and water levels in portions of the basin strongly affected by operations of the Klamath Project.
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The committee cites these documents in lieu of the primary literature for much ofthe background subject matter ofthis report, but cites individual studies that are of particular importance to the committee's conclusions wherever appropriate. TASKS OF TlIE NRC COMMITTEE The work of the NRC Committee on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin is divided into two phases (see statement of task, Appendix A)
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Although the committee will not analyze economic or socioeconomic questions, it recognizes the interest of individuals and communities in the Klamath Basin in the conclusions of the committee. Not only from an economic and social point of view but also from a perspective of ecological and biological resources, the work of the NRC committee focuses on its statement of task and on the inherent requirements of the ESA, which prohibits federal actions that jeopardize continued existence of listed species through interference with their survival or recovery (50 CFR 402.024.
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