Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Final Plan for the 2009 ESA Listing

After originally listing the Gulf of Maine (GOM) distinct population segment (DPS) of Atlantic salmon as endangered in December 2000 and publishing a recovery plan in November 2005, the USFWS and NMFS conducted a second status review and listed an expanded GOM DPS on June 19, 2009. The expanded DPS encompasses all anadromous Atlantic salmon in a freshwater range covering the watersheds from the Androscoggin River northward along the Maine coast to the Dennys River and includes all associated conservation hatchery populations used to supplement these natural populations. Concurrent with the new listing, NMFS identified and designated critical habitat within the range of the expanded GOM DPS. This recovery plan pertains to the expanded DPS and accounts for new information. 2018 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) GARF (Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Submitted Public Domain 2040