Table 9-1.  Status and Recent Population Trends of Nehalem Basin Anadromous Salmonids
			Recent
	Species	Status	Population
			Trends
	Winter Steelhead	little hatchery influence,	stable or increasing
		one of Oregon's healthiest
		populations on the Salmonberry
		ESA Listing:  Candidate for
		Oregon Coast
	Coho salmon	not present or severely depressed	declining
		in lower mainstem, depressed
		wild coho in mid and upper reaches,
		heavily influenced by hatchery fish
		ESA Listing:  Threatened
		High conservation significance
		due to worse conditions in basins
		to the north and south
	Chum salmon	possible heavy predation by hatchery	possibly declining
		coho, low recovery rates since the
		1950's, poor ocean productivity
		conditions may be contributing
		ESA Listing:  Not warranted at this
		time
	Chinook
	Summer	very depressed, spawning habitat	probably declining
		limited to Humbug Creek and Rock
		Creek
	Fall	healthy stocks in large tributaries	declining
		of lower basin, population increased
		between 1950's and 1985, gradual
		decline since 1985, little hatchery
		influence
		ESA Listing:  Not warranted at this
		time
	Sea-run cutthroat trout	data lacking, but widespread decline	declining
		is evident
		ESA Listing:  Proposed threatened
		listing, final decision expected
		April, 2000