EXPLORE FISH
The status of 32
kinds of salmon,
steelhead, and trout
The science-based report is clear: if we
don’t act, we risk losing our native salmon,
steelhead, and trout species.
This includes 11 of 21 anadromous species (52%) and 3 of 10 inland species (30%). Each account is distilled from comprehensive, peer-reviewed life history accounts and scoring rubrics from CalTrout’s State of the Salmonids report.
32
NATIVE SALMONIDS
22
ENDEMIC TO CALIFORNIA
45%
AT RISK IN 50 YEARS
3
FAMILIES: SALMON, STEELHEAD, TROUT
Three families. One state.
Most native salmonids in California belongs to one of three families. Each tells a different story.
Salmon
4 species · 12 kinds
Chinook, Coho, Pink, Chum — at the southern edge of their range.
Steelhead
8 DISTINCT RUNS
Six of California’s eight runs saw an increase in Level of Concern since 2008.
FAMILY · TROUT
Explore Trout
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Bull Trout
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California Golden Trout
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Coastal Cutthroat Trout
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Coastal Rainbow Trout
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Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout
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Goose Lake Redband Trout
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Kern River Rainbow Trout
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Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
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Little Kern Golden Trout
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McCloud River Redband Trout
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Paiute Cutthroat Trout
FAMILY · SALMON
Explore Salmon
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California Coastal Chinook Salmon
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Central California Coast Coho Salmon
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Central Valley Fall-Run Chinook Salmon
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Central Valley Late Fall-Run Chinook Salmon
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Central Valley Spring-Run Chinook Salmon
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Chinook Salmon
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Chum Salmon
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Coho Salmon
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Pink Salmon
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Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
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Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Chinook Salmon
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Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon
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Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers Fall-Run Chinook Salmon
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Upper Klamath-Trinity Rivers Spring-Run Chinook Salmon
Support WILD FISH
Wild fish cannot help themselves — they need us and they need you.
Nearly half of our fish are likely to be extinct within 50 years if current trends continue, and when fish collapse it means our water systems are at risk too. We can all play a role in protecting California’s wild fish and our state’s water future.