4.5 River Basins
the water and resource require that a specialized management strategy be developed (NCDWQ 2011c; NCDWR 2015a, 2015d) .
• NCDWR’s trout waters (Tr) designation protects freshwaters for natural propagation of trout and survival of stocked trout on a year-round basis. Trout water designations are used only in the Mountain ecoregion. In addition to the best-use classifcations, NCDWR also monitors waters of the state to determine if they are supporting their use classifcation(s) and assigned use-support rat- ings. Tese ratings are published in the most recent 303(d) impaired waterbodies list (EPA 2014a; NCDWR 2015a) . Another conservation strategy is the listing of species for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and for state protection under North Carolina General Statutes. Chapter 3 Species, Section 3.1.1 provides specifc information about regulatory protections. Tables provided in each river basin description (Sections 4.5.4 through 4.5.20) provide the listing status of aquatic species identifed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Table 4.43 provides a summary of the listing status designations.
T ABLE 4.43 Federal and state listing status abbreviations
Federal Listing Status
State Listing Status
E
Endangered; a taxon which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a signifcant por-
E
Endangered; any native or once-native species of wild animal whose continued existence as a viable component of the state’s fauna is deter- mined to be in jeopardy or listed as a federal endangered species. Treatened; any native or once-native species of wild animal which is likely to become an
tion of its range.
T
Treatened; a taxon which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a signifcant portion
T
of its range.
endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a signifcant portion of its range or listed as a federal threatened species. SC Special Concern; any species of wild animal native or once-native to North Carolina which is determined to require monitoring but which may be taken under regulations adopted under state laws.
C
Candidate; taxa for which USFWS has on fle enough substantial information on biological vulnerability and threat(s) to support propos- als to list them as endangered or threatened.
FSC Federal Species of Concern; Tose species that appear to be in decline or otherwise in need of conservation and are under consid- eration for listing or for which there is insuf- fcient information to support listing at this time. Subsumed under the term ‘FSC’ are all species petitioned by outside parties and other selected focal species identifed in USFWS strategic plans, State Wildlife Action Plans, or Natural Heritage Program Lists.
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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