Pacific Region Lamprey
Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative and Rangewide Conservation Plan (PLCI)
Director's support letter and draft initiative and Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative
October 2008 Work Session
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) hosted the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Work Session on October 28-29, 2008 in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the Work Session was to bring managers and scientists with various skills and expertise together to facilitate communication on the current status and onigoing efforts to conserve Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) and to begin development of a collaborative, range-wide Conservation Plan. The general objectives of the Work Session were: 1) to develop an outline of existing knowledge, data, and information about Pacifc lamprey; and 2) to identify uncertainties or knowledge gapes related to these topics.
October Work Session Final Proceedings
2009 Regional Work Sessions
In 2009, the USFWS Conservation Initiative Team will be hosting a set of regional work sessions to develop regional components of the range-wide Pacific Lamprey Conseration Plan. These meetings will be held in California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. The purpose of these regional meetings is to collect information on
- Pacific Lamprey current distribution, estimated abundance and trends in populations and to
- Identify and prioritize threats to Pacific lamprey
- Identify Pacific lamprey conservation actions
- Identify research, monitoring and evaluation activities related to Pacific lamprey.
We will be documenting this information for 4th code Hydrologic Units (HUC) on maps and a regional questionnaire. Information collected will be used to develop the regional components of the Plan which includes identification of actions to be taken to improve Pacific lamprey abundance, distribution and habitat. We will also be using a modified NaturServe method to assess the extirpation risk and relative ranking of Pacific lamprey by watershed throughout its range. The protocol involves analyzing Pacific lamprey using three categories: rarity (distribution and abundance), trends and threats. The NaturServe process is currently being used for bull trout.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Western Lampreys Conservation Team contact information
Regional Conservation, Management and Research Efforts
CBFWA Lamprey Technical Workgroup
Critical Uncertainties Document
Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission
Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan for the Columbia River Basin
Links to work of Lamprey Researchers Papers, Posters, etc.
Education and Outreach
Lamprey Fact Sheets Short Version Long Version
Juvenile Lamprey Identification Card
For Kids
The Pacific Lamprey Experience Information and Activity Book (9.8 mb)
Lamprey Word Scramble
Lamprey Concentration
Pacific Lamprey Life Cycle Cootie Catcher
Past Events
Western Oregon Lamprey Workshop
