Since the Endangered Species Act classifies the Eulachon smelt as threatened, recreational harvests are limited. Only four times in the last 15 years have people been allowed to harvest them.

According to the Oregon Department & Wildlife, eulachon smelt were listed as protected under the Endangered Species Act in 2010. With their population on the rise, they are occasionally available ...

Sixteen salmonid species are imperiled by FEMA’s flood insurance program, as well as the southern eulachon — a small smelt — and the salmonid-dependent Southern Resident orcas, which are protected ...

FEMA has known since 2016 that these reforms are necessary to comply with the Endangered Species Act,” said Bob Sallinger ... Sixteen salmonid species are imperiled by the flood insurance program, as ...