Aquatic Resources Program Endangered Species Act Compliance Project R E S O U R C E S E C R U O S E R Covered Species Technical Paper
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Acknowledgements
Department of Natural Resources Francea McNair, Aquatic Steward
Aquatic Resources Program, Endangered Species Act Compliance Project Carol Cloen, Lead Scientist - Freshwater Philip Bloch, Scientist - Marine Prepared by
Greg Reub, Project Manager Cody Fleece, Asst. Project Manager Leo Lentsch, ESA Planning
GIS Support: Lora McKusik, Shruti Mukhtyar, Kevin Gabel, Amanda Heyerly Species: Amphibians and Reptiles - Gretchen Lebednik Birds - Lynn Noel Fish - Cody Fleece, Michael Kyte, Todd Goodsell, Darin Waller Invertebrates - Cody Fleece, Michael Kyte, Todd Goodsell
Ron Thom, Project Manager GIS Support: Amy Borde Species: Birds - Corey Duberstein Fish - Chris May, Kathryn Sobocinski, John Southard, Greg Williams Marine Mammals - Roy Kropp Plants - Michael Sackschewshy Other Contributors Marine Fish - Tina Wyllie-Echeverria, Independent Reviewers: Amphibians and Reptiles - Kelly McAllister Birds - Julia Parish Fish - Don Gunderson, Walter Pearson, Jeff Fisher Invertebrates - Alan Kohn, Duane Neitzel Marine Mammals - John Calambokidis Plants - Janelle Downs This page intentionally left blank Illustration by Bonnie Heidel
Illustrations Courtesy of: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Aquatic Resources Program Endangered Species Act Compliance Project Covered Species White Paper
June 2005
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Contents
PAGE TITLE 1-1 INTRODUCTION
2-1 AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
3-1 BIRDS
4-1 FISH
5-1 INVERTEBRATES
6-1 MARINE MAMMALS
7-1 PLANTS
8-1 GLOSSARY
9-1 APPENDICES
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Introduction
This Covered Species Technical Paper (Species Paper) is one of several documents developed to assist the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (Washington DNR) Aquatic Resources Program with its Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance efforts. The purpose of this document is to organize information concerning species considered Endangered, Threatened, of Concern or rare, their associated habitat, and the interaction with Washington DNR authorized activities on state-owned aquatic lands. This information is for use within the framework of an ESA compliance process. Utilizing the more formal language of Section 10, Washington DNR’s goal for ESA compliance is to:
Reduce Endangered Species Act liability associated with authorizing the use of state- owned aquatic lands while enhancing efforts to conserve and recover Endangered, Threatened, and imperiled species.
Generally, the United State Fish and Wildlife Service (US Fish and Wildlife) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) (collectively, the Services) require a standard information base for determining compliance with the ESA. Washington DNR has developed and initiated a process that accumulates, synthesizes, and presents this information in an efficient and compartmentalized manner for use in a final ESA compliance document. The basic information for direct application as components of an ESA compliance document, are provided in separate documents (technical papers) and include the following: