Review of ocean salmon fisheries
The Salmon Technical Team (STT) prepares annual posteason reviews of ocean salmon fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California to assess Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) salmon fishery management and stock status. This annual document is referred to as ”The Salmon Review” or SAFE document. The salmon review includes information on regulations, catch and effort estimates, spawning escapement, and economics.
Preseason reports
The Salmon Technical Team (STT) prepares these reports prior to the beginning of the ocean salmon season to guide the Council’s selection of annual fishery management measures. The reports provide estimates of stock abundance and analyze the impacts of the Council’s proposed and adopted management recommendations.
Access salmon SAFE and management documents
Salmon rebuilding plans
- Rebuilt in 2021 (See September 2021 Council Meeting, Agenda Item F.1.a NMFS Report 1)
- Rebuilt in 2024 (see September 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1)
- Rebuilt in 2024 (see September 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda Item E.1, Attachment 1)
- Rebuilt in 2023 (See November 2023 Council Meeting, Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1)
Historical data (“blue book”)
These files represent detailed historical data used to generate the appendices of the Council’s annual Review of Ocean Salmon Fisheries (SAFE document). These files are available for those that want additional detail for earlier years, or would like access to this information for research purposes.
There are instructions in the first worksheet or page of each file that explain the layout and some conventions. The worksheet numbers in the files correspond to the table numbers for Appendices A, B, and D.
Ocean Salmon Fishery Effort and Landings (Salmon Review Appendix A) (Excel file format)
Escapements to Inland Fisheries and Spawning Areas (Salmon Review Appendix B) (Excel file format)
Economic Data (Salmon Review Appendix D) (Excel file format)
Salmon Stock Information
- 2022 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2022 Run (KRTT 17 February 2023)
- 2021 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2021 Run (KRTT 15 February 2022)
- 2021 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook (KRTT March 18, 2021)
- 2020 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2020 Run (KRTT Feb 15, 2021)
- 2020 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook (KRTT March 3, 2020)
- 2019 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2019 Run (KRTT Feb 25, 2020)
- 2019 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook (KRTT March 1, 2019)
- 2018 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2018 Run (KRTT, Feb 14, 2019)
- 2018 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2018 Season (KRTT March 5, 2018)
- 2017 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2017 Run (KRTT, Feb 21, 2018)
- 2017 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2017 Season (KRTT March 3, 2017)
- 2016 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2016 Run (KRTT, Feb 16, 2017)
- 2016 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2016 Season (KRTT March 3, 2016)
- 2015 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2015 Run (KRTT, Feb 22, 2016)
- 2015 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2015 Season (KRTT March 2, 2015)
- 2014 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2014 Run (KRTT, Mar 2, 2015)
- 2014 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2014 Season (KRTT March 5, 2014)
- 2013 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2013 Run (KRTT, Mar 5, 2014)
- 2013 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2013 Season (KRTT March 15, 2013)
- 2012 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2012 Run (KRTT, Feb 27, 2013)
- 2012 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2012 Season (KRTT March 14, 2012)
- 2011 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2011 Run (KRTT, Feb 21, 2012)
- 2011 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2011 Season (KRTT March 18, 2011)
- 2010 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2010 Run (KRTT, Feb 24, 2011)
- 2010 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2010 Season (KRTT March 19, 2010)
- 2009 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2009 Run (KRTT, Feb 22, 2010)
- 2009 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2009 Season (KRTT February 26, 2009)
- 2008 Run – Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Age-Specific Escapement, River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2008 Run (KRTT, Feb 5, 2009)
- 2008 Season – Ocean Abundance Projections and Prospective Harvest Levels for Klamath River Fall Chinook, 2008 Season (KRTAT, Feb 25 2008)
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-525: The Sacramento Harvest Model (Feb 2014)
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS: Sacramento Index (NMFS, June 2013)
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS: Sacramento River Winter Chinook Cohort Reconstruction: Analysis of Ocean Fishery Impacts (NMFS, Aug 2012)
- Management Strategy Evaluation for Sacramento River Winter Chinook Salmon (Feb, 28, 2012)
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS: Is the September 1 River Return Date Approximation Appropriate for Klamath River Fall Chinook? (NMFS, November 2010)
- Final Harvest Biological Opinion, Sacramento River Winter Run Chinook Salmon (April 30, 2010)
- Final Implementation of the 2010 Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Management Framework for the Pacific Coast Salmon FMP (April 30, 2010)
- What Caused the Sacramento River Fall Chinook Stock Collapse? A report on the Sacramento River fall Chinook stock collapse was released by the National Marine Fisheries Service on March 18, 2009
- Assessment of Factors Affecting Natural Area Escapement Shortfall of Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon in 2004-2006 (Feb 2008)
- Klamath River Fall Chinook Stock-Recruitment Analysis (Report of the Salmon Technical Team, September 2005)
- Klamath River Fall Chinook Review Team Report – December 1994
- Sacramento River Fall Chinook Review Team Report (Dec 1994)
- Recommended Spawning Escapement Policy for Klamath River Fall-Run Chinook (KRTT Report, Feb 1986)
- Salmon management in California (CDFG, Jan 1983)
- History of salmon spawning escapement and goals in the San Joaquin River system. R.S. Menchen (June 1978)
- A description of the California Department of Fish and Game management program and goals for the Sacramento River system salmon resource (R.J. Hallock 1978)
Other Key Documents
- 2014 Salmon Environmental Assessment (EA)
- 2006 Salmon Environmental Assessment (EA)
- 2004 Salmon Environmental Assessment (EA)
- 2003 Salmon Environmental Assessment (EA)
- 1993 Salmon Environmental Assessment (EA)
- 1988 Salmon Environmental Assessment (EA)
- 1978 Salmon Final Environmental Impact Statement (FIES)
- 1981 Salmon Regulatory Impact Review
- 2001 Queets Coho Stock Review
- 1997 Puget Sound Salmon Stock Review
- 1992 Technical Report Puget Sound Stocks
- 1992 Summary Report Puget Sound Stocks
- 1992 OCN Review Team Report
- 1988 SSC WA Puget Sound Coho Report
- STT Recommendations for Hooking Mortality Rates in 2000 Recreational Ocean Chinook and Coho Fisheries
- Freshwater Habitat, Salmon Produced, and Escapements for Natural Spawning along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. (June 1979)
- NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS: California Coastal Chinook Salmon: Status, Data, and Feasibility of Alternative Fishery Management Strategies. (NMFS, December, 2012)