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Bill:

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) divides biological 
species into either Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESU; Pacific 
salmon, but not steelhead (/Oncorhynchus mykiss/)) or Distinct 
Population Segments (DPS; steelhead, green sturgeon (/Acipenser 
medirostris/), abalone,/ et cetera/.)  Chum salmon (/O. keta/) are 
divided into four ESUs by NMFS:  Hood Canal Summer-run (threatened), 
Columbia River (threatened), Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia (listing not 
warranted), and Pacific Coast (listing not warranted).  Check out the 
web page for the NMFS Northwest Regional Office 
(http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/ESA-Salmon-Listings/Salmon-Populations/Chum/Index.cfm) 
for more details - maps, listing history, status reviews, and the like.  
Chum salmon from British Columbia would likely be from the Puget 
Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU, though since ESUs might mix at sea, the 
fish might be from another ESU - especially if captured at sea.  NMFS 
determined that the Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU did not warrant 
listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.  As I look at that map 
for the Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU, I see a break at the 
U.S./Canada border.  I'm guessing that Canada would exercise 
jurisdiction over management of chum salmon in its waters.

Dan

P.S.  How did the smoked chum taste?

William Silvert wrote:
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> My wife showed up with a surprising package that claims to be smoked 
> wild chum salmon (Oncorynchus keta) from Canada. Since it is rare to 
> see smoked wild salmon, especially here in Portugal, I checked the 
> NOAA website and see that this species is listed as endangered. Can 
> anyone provide some background information on this?
>
> Bill Silvert 


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