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Center for Biological Diversity v. National Marine Fisheries Service
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Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/27/2025
Decision
Joint motion for entry of settlement agreement granted.
The court approved a settlement in which the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) agreed to schedules for reviewing the status of three evolutionary significant units (ESUs) of Chinook salmon and making 12-month findings as to whether their listing as threatened or endangered is not warranted, warranted, or warranted but precluded by other pending proposals. NMFS agreed to make a finding on the Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook salmon by November 13, 2025, and the finding on the Washington Coast spring-run Chinook salmon by January 2, 2026.
02/18/2025
Complaint
Complaint filed.
Center for Biological Diversity and three other organizations filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Oregon alleging that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) failed to issue timely 12-month findings on an August 4, 2022 petition to list the Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook salmon under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and a July 17, 2023 petition to list the Washington Coast spring-run Chinook salmon under the ESA. The complaint alleged that NMFS had made positive 90-day findings that the petitions presented substantial information that listing might be warranted, including due to changes in ocean conditions resulting from climate change.
Summary
Endangered Species Act lawsuit to compel 12-month finding on petitions to list certain salmon species.