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Fish
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CONTENTS
COTITENTS
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INTRODUCTION.
Paqe
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INTRODUCTION.
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REGULATIONS .........................................................
REGUI,ATIONS
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pEnilITS.
PERMITS
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Columbia
River System
Systen .........................................
Colunbia River
Deer
Deer Island
Island. ..............................................
SkipanonRiver
Skipanon River ...........................................
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Nehalem
River System
Systen...........................................
Nehalen River
Vosberg
VosbergCreek
Creek.............................................
FoleyCreek
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Foley Creek.
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Tillamook
Bay System
Systen...........................................
Tillanook Bay
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Dick
C r e e k...............................................
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D i c k Creek
Creek .............................................
Larson
Larson Creek
Crown
C r o w nZellerbach
Z e l l e r b a c h.........................................
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Sand
Lake System
Systen...............................................
Sand Lake
Jewel
Creek...............................................
Jewel Creek
Sand Creek
C r e e k ...............................................
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Sand
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River System
Yaquina
Yaquina River
Systen...........................................
Wright Creek
Creek.
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South Beach
South
Beach...............................................
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Siuslaw River System
Siuslaw
Systeu...........................................
Creek...............................................
Sweet
Sweet Creek
Divide Creek
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Creek.
Domsea
DonseaFarms
Farns .............................................
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Coos River System
Systen..............................................
Coos
North Spit
Spit. ...............................................
Jordan Point .............................................
Jordan
Stock
Stock Slough
Slough .............................................
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C r e e k..............................................
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Burnt
H i I l Creek
B u r n t Hill
Burnt Hill
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Burnt
Hill Salmon
SaLnonRanch
Ranch.
Oregon Pacific
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Oregon
Pacific Salmon
Ranch.
SalmonRanch
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EVALUATION
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EVAIUATION.
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Fish
F i s h Survival
S u r v i v a l ..................................................
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t r a y i n g......................................................
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Straying
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FRESHWATER PRODUCTION
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PRODUCTION.
FRESHWATER
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HATCHERIES.
OPPOSITION
TO
HATCHERIES
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PRIVATESALMON
SALI,ION
TO PRIVATE
OPPOSITION
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OUTLOOK
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
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(OSU)began
In 1969
1969 Oregon
Oregon State
In
State University
University (OSU)
began hatching and
and releasing
releasing chum
chum
salmon
at
salnon from
fron a research
research facility
facility
Creek on
on Netarts
Netarts Bay.
Bay. Their
at Whiskey
Whiskey Creek
success
incubators to
to hatch
hatch large
success in
in using
large numbers
numbers of
using inexpensive
inexpensive streaniside
streanside incubators
of
A
chun led
to citizen
the 1971
1971Legislature
Legislature
chum
led to
citizen interest.
interest.
introduced in
in the
A bill
bill was
was introduced
private rearing
young salmon
harvesting of
to
to allow
allow private
rearing and
release of
salnon then
then the
the harvesting
of
and release
of young
(ORS)
The
S t a t u t e s (ORS)
returning
r e t u r n i n g adults
O r e g o nRevised
R e v i s e d Statutes
a d u l t s ' f ofor
r sale.
sale.
T h e resulting
r e s u l t i n g Oregon
pernits and
private chum
and
hatchery permits
508.700
508.700 - 508.745
508.745 authorized issue of
chun salmon
salnon hatchery
of private
provided guidance
guidance for
of operations,
operations, and
and
provided
conduct of
for the review
review of
of applications,
applications, conduct
general requirements
permits under
conditions. The
The
general
requirenents for
for termination
undercertain
certain conditions.
termination of
of permits
(fCO) was
these laws.
Fish
of Oregon
Fish Commission
with administering
laws.
Connission of
Oregon (FCO)
was charged
charged with
adninistering these
Since
!{ildlife Commissions,
the Oregon
Oregon
Since the 1975
1975 merger
nerger of
of the Fish
Fish and
and Wildlife
Commissions, the
(ODFlf)has
private salmon
salmon
Department
of Fish and
and Tildlife
Wildlife (ODFW)
been responsible for
Departnent of
for private
has been
(PSH)matters.
hatchery
hatchery (PSH)
natters.
the PSH
PSHregulations,
regulations,
developmentof
of the
In
In this
this report
report I
I will
will discuss
discuss the
the development
pernits which
pernits, permits
applications
have been
beenterminated,
terninated, applications
status
which have
status of
of current
current permits,
the future.
Various tables
tables of
which were
were turned
the outlook
for the
future.
of
turned down,
down, and
and the
outlook for
attached to
to this
this report.
report.
supporting or
requested information
are attached
or often
often requested
inforrnation are
REGULATIONS
REGUTATIONS
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Initially there
there were
were a variety
variety of
of reasons
reasons in
in the public's
public's nind
mind to
to support
Initially
pernits
Some believed salmon
legislation to
to allow
for PSH's.
PSH's. Sone
salnon
legislation
al1ow the
the issue
issue of
of permits for
profitably by small
adjunct to
to coastal
could
or as an
could be raised
companies or
an adjunct
coastal
raised profitably
small companies
farming.
Others
farning.
salnon ranching
as aa means
meansto
to maintain
rnaintain broodstock
broodstock
Others viewed salmon
ranching as
panfish, u-catch,
pond culture
necessary to
to aa panfish,
type of
operation.
Some
u-catch, or
culture type
of operation.
Sone
or pond
people believed large
private hatcheries would
people
would contribute
contribute fish
fish
large self-sustaining
self-sustaining private
public dollars
to
for hatchery
of public
dollars for
hatchery
to the ocean
ocean fisheries
fisheries without
without the
the expenditure
expenditure of
operation and
nore hatchery
tacilities.
fron investing
in more
hatchery facilities.
and save
save the
the state
state from
investing in
program, under the FCO
applying the statutes
The
The program,
FCOwas
was regulated
regulated by
by applying
statutes through
guidelines developed
progran included
guidelines
This worked
staff.
weII when
the program
developed by
by staff.
worked well
whenthe
included
mostly
individuals and
and aa few
set up
mostly individuals
few small
to begin
begin chum
snall companies
companies set
up mainly
mainly to
chun
operations.
operations.
1973 the
the Legislature
Legislature added
added coho
coho and chinook
chinook to
to the
the PSH
PSH
In
In 1973
permits for
Applications
1973*75biennium.
statutes with
with a limit
statutes
of two
two permits
for the
the 1973-75
biennium. Applications
linit of
processed, and
public
permits were
were processed,
after public
were
and the two
two coho
coho and
chinook permits
were issued
issued after
and chinook
hearings.
did not
hearings. The
the limit
coho and
and chinook
The 1975
1975 Legislature
Legislature did
not renew
renew the
liurit on coho
permits.
permits. Larger companies
and several applications
companieshad
had become
beconeinterested
interested and
applications were
were
file when
when ODFW
on file
was
ODFW
was formed
formed by
FCOand
OregonWildlife
by merger
nerger of
of FCO
and the
the Oregon
Witdlife
C o n m i s s i o nin
Commission
i n mid-1975.
nid-1975.
period land use
During this
During
this same
sane period
statutes were
were adopted
Legislature
use statutes
adopted by
by the Legislature
promulgated by
and rules
rules were
and
were promulgated
by the Land
Connission
tand Conservation
Conservation and
and Development
DevelopmentCommission
which, in
in effect,
which,
effect, restricted
restricted uses
of various
various areas
areas for
uses of
for release
release * recapture
recapture
sites
and
sites
and
necessitated
changes
necessitated
changes
in
our
methods
in
methods
for
evaluating
for
evaluating
PSH
PSH
applications.
applications.
Other statutes
statutes have
Other
have been
been adopted
acloptedwhich
which also
also affect
affect PSH's.
PSH's. Each
Each
legislative session
session has
has seen
seen efforts
efforts to
Legislative
change or
to change
or terminate
terninaLe PSH
PSHregulations
regulations or
or
operations.
operations. Most
gonebeyond
Ittost of
of these
these have
proposal, or
have not
not gone
beyondthe
the proposal,
or bill
bill status,
status,
and
connittee discussion.
and committee
discussion.
Sone ORS's
ORS's have
have been
people
Some
been adopted
adopted which
which require
require people
prograns to
in other programs
in
to meet
neet certain
certain standards
standards or restrict
restrict their
their activities.
activities.
One
on"
I
group of
of Salmon
(STEP)statutes
group
Salnon and
and Trout
Trout Enhancement
EnhancenentProgram
Progran (STEP)
statutes
portion
portion of
of the eggs
eggs collected
collected from
fron wild
wild stocks
stocks in
strean for
in a stream
for
private hatchery
a private
hatchery be
be repaid
repaid in
in smolts.
snolts.
oDFtl had
had required
requiretl this
ODFW
this type
type of
of
repaynent
the wild
prior to
wild runs
runs for
repayment to
to the
for some
sometime
tine prior
to adoption
adoption of
this law,
of this
law,
however.
however. Egg
Egg availability
availability
priority list
affected by
was affected
was
by a distribution
distribution priority
list which
which
was for
for several
several legislative
legislative sessions
sessions included
was
included as footnotes
footnotes to
biennial
to our
our biennial
Budget and
(OAR). This priority
and is
is now
nowan
Budget
anOregon
oregonAdministrative
priority list
Adninistrative Rule
RuIe(OAR).
list
Iinits the
limits
the nanagenent
management alternatives
alternatives for
for use of
of available
available eggs.
eggs.
of these
these is
is the
fhe
of
which
require
a
which require a
Thus
someregulations
regulations have
further restricted
program for
Thus some
have further
restricted the
the Legislated
Legislated program
for
PSH's because
because they
they limit
limit ODFW's
oDFw's and
PSH's
and the
the operators'
operators' ability
ability to
to develop
the
develop the
program using
program
using the best stocks of
of salmon.
salnon.
From
the hatchery
From the
hatchery operators
operators
standpoint, the
projected in
the development
developnent time
standpoint,
tine projected
in their
their initial
initial business
business forecast
forecast
nay
may have
have been
been extended
extended by
poor availability
by these
these changes.
changes. The
The poor
of
money along
availability
of noney
poor egg
with
availability
poor fish
(until recently)
egg availability
with poor
and
and relatively
relatively poor
fish survival
survival (until
recently)
at
the PSH
PSHfacilities
facilities
or in
at the
or
in the
the ocean
ocean has
has likely
likely held
held development
developmentback
back more
nore
than have
have changes
changes in
in regulations.
regulations.
In
In addition,
addition, some
some of
of the
conpanies'
the companies'
business plan
forecasts for
business
plan forecasts
or have
for development
development were
$rere over-optimistic
over-optimistic
or
have turned
turned
poor facts
out
to have
have been
out to
been based
based on
on poor
facts used
used in
in their
their development.
developnent.
0regon statutes
statutes require
require management
Oregon
and
nanagenent to
benefits of
to optimize
optinize benefits
wildlife
and
of wildlife
present and
generations. This was
fish for
use by
food fish
for use
by present
and future
future generations.
was interpreted
interpreted by
by
prospective PSH
protection from
prospective
PSH operators
in 1978
operators in
1978 to
to mean
nean continued
continued protection
harvest
from harvest
necessary to
necessary
to maintain
naintain natural
natural spawners
were done,
If
spawnersat
at optimum
optinumlevels.
levels.
done,
It this
this were
production rates
possible with
they told
told the Commission,
Conmission, the higher production
rates possible
with hatcheries
produce aa surplus
could be
be expected
to produce
their needs
broodstock
expected to
surplus return
return over
over their
needs for
for broodstock
private hatchery.
provide aa profit,
profit, they
at
at the
the private
hatchery. This surplus would
said.
would provide
they said.
pushed
people interpreted
Other
Other people
harvest now
and pushed
interpreted these statutes
statutes to
to mean
nean optimum
optinum harvest
now and
available.
of wild
wild fish
fish available.
for
for more
nore liberal
liberal seasons
seasons regardless
regardless of
of the
the numbers
nunbers of
gave rise
dialog,
These different
rise to
to continuing
continuing dialog,
These
different interpretations
interpretations of
of statutes
statutes gave
as to
to
uncertainty, antl
and concern
and PSH
PSHoperators
operators as
uncertainty,
concern among
amongmanagers,
nanagers, harvesters,
harvesters, and
state.
the future
future directions
of salmon
salmon management
nanagenentby
by the
the state.
directions of
to at
Application
of the
of ODFW
has been
concern to
at
authority of
ODFIfhas
been a concern
Application of
the statutory
statutory authority
( O R S508.710)
p a r t ' that
t h a t no
no
The
s a y s , in
i n part,
T h e law
l a w (ORS
5 0 8 . 7 1 0 ) says,
(1)
perurit
run of
of
may tend
any natural
natural run
deplete any
tend to
to deplete
permit shall
shatl be
issued:
(1) which may
be issued:
population of
gamefish. Permit
applications
Permit applications
of gamefish.
anadromous
anadromousfish
fish or any
any resident
resident population
linitations
have
statutory limitations
assure that
that the
the several
several statutory
reviewed to
to assure
have been
been carefully
carefully reviewed
permit were
are
nature are
Things in
in nature
were issued.
issued. Things
or requirements
the permit
would be
be met
net if
if the
requirenents would
people
themand
and some
somepeople
not "fixed"
treat them
the law
law seems
seeus to
to treat
"fixed" or "cut
and dried"
driecl' as
as the
"cut and
biology of
salnon and
of the biology
would like
of salmon
and
nor is
is our
understanding of
like them
then to
to be,
be, nor
our understanding
part of
unexpected
There can
be variations,
variations, unexpected
can be
ecosystem they
they are part
of complete.
complete. There
the ecosystem
but do
do
not anticipated
anticipated but
changes, and natural
occurrences which are not
or occurrences
cycles or
natural cycles
based ?on
be based
nust be
Thus
PSHapplications
applications must
of PSH
Thus evaluation
evaluation of
affect salmon
survival.
affect
salmonsurvival.
permit is
is
the permit
time the
at the
knowledge
the time
knowledge at,
scientific
current scientific
use of
the best
best current
of the
which
might
night
possible
effects
or
effects
requested
to estimate
future effects or possible effects
the future
estinate the
requested to
plan
proposed operation
operation plan
plan and
and the proposed
projected business
business plan
fron aa projected
accrue from
assessnent
We
believe
that
even
with
a
careful
assessment
a
careful
with
even
that
We believe
applicant.
submitted
the applicant.
submitted by
by the
nonitor and
to continually
continually monitor
obligated to
we are
are obligated
before
that we
negins that
operation begins
the operation
lnd
before the
limiting
limiting
the
assure
to
ass-ure
to.
study
study
detailed
nore detailetl
where
where necessary
necessary include more
PSH
the PSH
to the
cost to
adds cost
This adds
met. This
are met.
pernits and
statutes are
requirements of
of the permits
and statutes
requirements
our
for our
charge
the
company
for
conpany
the
charge
we
statutes,
with
operations
because,
in
accordance
with
statutes,
we
in
operations because,
least
P S Hoperators.
l e a s t some
s o n e of
o f the
t h e PSH
operators.
"""ordance
-2-2-
o-
t
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
evaluation of
evaluation
of their
their operations
operations (i.e.,
that we
(i.e., work
work that
lre would
would not
not otherwise
otherwise be
be
doing).
Billings
for tag
tag recovery,
recovery, fish
Billings for
fish identification
identification or
or scale
scale analysis,
analysis,
inspections,
inspections,
and
and outside
outside
contracts
contracts
undertaken
undertaken at
ODFW's
oDFtl's
request may
at
nay
collectively total
collectively
year in
total $50,000
to $80,000 per
per year
$50,000 to
in addition
addition to
to their
their own
own
research budgets.
budgets.
ODFW
establishes aa budget
budget for
ODFW establishes
for PSH
PSHevaluation
evaluation and
and our
our
pSHoperators.
expensesare
are billed
billed with overhead
expenses
overheadcosts
costs to
to the
the PSH
operators.
Concern has
Concern
has been
expressed by
been expressed
by some
some citizens
citizens
about our
about
reaction to
our reaction
to
evaluation results.
results.
They say
say that
that even
even one
one fish
They
to
or
from
fish straying
straying to or fron aa PSH
PSHis
is
grounds for
pernit.
for termination
grounds
ternination of
of aa permit.
Estination of
of straying
Estimation
straying is
is not
not exact.
exact.
There can
can be
be errors
There
errors in
in sampling,
sarnpling, in
in identifying
identifying
fish
fish by the
the scale
scale method
method
(nisidentification),
(misidentification), and
and in
in expanding
expanding recoveries
recoveries of
of tagged fish
fish to
to estimate
estinate
present or
nunbers of
the numbers
of fish
fish present
or caught.
caught. It
is difficult
It is
to
difficult
to discern
discern between
between
natural variation
variation and
and true
effects of
true effects
natural
hatcheries
on
runs
of
fish.
of hatcheries on runs of fish.
We
We continue
continue
to nonitor
operations at
at PSH
PSHoperators'
operators' expense
to
monitor operations
expenseto
to look
look for
for long-term
long-tern trends.
trends.
judge
These data
data will
will help us
us develop
develop a better
These
basis
of
facts
from
better basis of facts fron which
which to
to judge
individual operations
individual
operations and
and their
affects
on
natural
runs.
their affects on natural runs.
This information
inforrnation
gives ODFW
also gives
0DFtfa better
proposals for
better data
data base
also
base from
fron which
which to
to examine
examinefuture
future proposals
for
private hatcheries
and to
to examine
exanine the
private
hatcheries and
the effects
effects of
of our
our own
ownhatcheries.
hatcheries. As
As more
nore
place at
public hatcheries
narking and
recovery effort
effort has
has taken
marking
and recovery
taken place
at public
we find
hatcheries we
find that
that
previously
fish
from our
our own
ownhatcheries
hatcheries stray
fish from
stray more
more than
than we
wehad
hadpreviously expected.
expected.
However
However straying
straying from
frou PSH's
PSH's is
is a concern
concern because
because of
of the
larger number
the larger
number of
of
public hatcheries.
salmon released
salmon
released at
at one
location than
one location
than at
at public
hatcheries. The
The origin
origin of
of some
some
private hatcheries has
of
of the stocks involved
has been
involved at
at private
been aa concern,
concern, but
allied some
replacement and
replacenent
and outcrossing
outcrossing with
with Oregon
stocks has
has allied
some of this
Oregon stocks
this
possible impacts
tle are
of strays
to
concern.
concern. We
are still
still trying
trying to
to assess
assess the
the possible
impacts of
strays to
adjacent streams,
streans, however.
however.
pernits
There
There is
is a moratorium
for chum,
chun, coho, and
and chinook permits
uoratorium on applications
applications for
Depending on
moratorium may
interpretation, a noratorium
may or
through
through December
Decenber1990.
1990. Depencling
on one's interpretation,
the
This uncertainty
events involving
involving
stens from
fron events
may
nay not be
be needed.
uncertainty stems
needed.
pernits which
applications of
of Crown
and chinook
PSH permits
which
coho and
chinook PSH
Inc., for
for coho
Crown Zellerbach,
Zellerbach, Inc.,
applications
permits and
these permits
and
to issue
of these
issue of
were challenges
challenges to
were
heard in
1978. There were
were heard
in 1978.
the
The
FWCreviewed
reviewed the
The FWC
hearing.
intervenors
were involved
in the
oriEinal hearing.
the original
intervenors were
involved in
pernits be
The
The
the applicant.
applicant.
be issued
issuetl to
to the
hearing record
record and
that permits
directed that
hearing
and directed
the Court of
finding
of facts
to support this
this decision
decision vlas
was appealed
appealed to
to the
of Appeals
Appeals
facts to
finding of
part, said
had
FltC had
that the FWC
in part,
said that
Court, in
Court. The
The Court,
then to
SupreneCourt.
the Oregon
OregonSupreme
to the
present
or
whether
tine
at the
the present time whether or
deternine at
to determine
is impossible
inpossible to
found:
"
it is
foundi "_
_ -,
_, it
pernits
ORS
508.
violate
proposedsalmon
would violate ORS 508.
hatchery permits would
not the
salmonhatchery
issue of
the proposed
the issue
of the
ordered
p l a n n i n g Goal
t h e n , had
h a d ordered
F t f C , then,
( 4 ) or
1 6 . " The
T h e FWC,
G o a l 16."
710(1)
and
s t a t e w i d e planning
n d (4)
o r statewide
7rc(1) a
this
decision
The
court
reversed
this
decision
pernits on
The court reversed
basis.
experimental basis.
issue of
of permits
an experimental
on an
issue
pernits as aa means
acquire
to acquire
grant PSH
means to
in
PSH permits
cannot grant
FltC cannot
the FWC
that the
finding that
in finding
prohibition
or
of
future
as aa prohibition of future or
decision as
view this
this decision
Sone view
needs. Some
information
it needs.
infornation it
with
to
say
It
is
not
possible
to
say
with
pSHpermits
It is not Possible
pernits under
statutes.
current statutes.
new
under current
new PSH
und91 any
happen under
not happen
will not
will or
or will
certainty
that a particular
in
particular thing
nature will
in nature
thing-specific
certainty that
111
and
experienced
and
experlenced
Trained
conditions.
conditions.
under specific
general
conditions or
or even
even under
geneiat conditioni
of a
or results
results of
juclgementas
effects or
the effects
as to
to the
give their
best judgement
biologists
can give
best
their
-u"ti".t,
Uiotogists can
just
Normally
there
others
just
are
occurrence. Normally
particular
combination,
or
- occurrence.
- | r d series, or
;;;tiili"i
testimony.
t
e
s
t
i
n
o
ny'
"experts"
"
e
x
p
e
r
t
s
"
first
the first
r e f u t e the
o refute
w i l l i n g tto
.
q u a l i f i e"orni'r,ilion,
d who
n t t o are willing
as
a s qualified
correct.
correct'
be
nay
one
or
the
other
other
may
or the
ciicunstances
anctcircumstances
Depending
tine and
tne- time
Depending on the
be
could be
site could
existing site
an existing
of an
site
or
for
expansion
of
expansion
iot
oi
site
new
pernits
Future
permits
for
a
new
for
Future
expensive to
obtain'
to obtain.
and expensive
very difficult
and
diificult
-3-3-
I
PSH operators,
P511
operators, like
like other
other businesses,
businesses, need
need to
to know, understand, and be
be
able to
to count
count on
continuance of
able
without a
on continuance
requirenents which
of requirements
which allow
allow operation
operation without
threat
threat of
Continuing
efforts by opponents to
of closure.
closure.
Continuing efforts
statutes or
to change
change statutes
or
petition,
present
rules
rules through lobbying, petition,
cause present
or court
court action
action could cause
operators
operators to
to revise
A
revise the
the objectives
expectations.
objectives or long-range
long-range expectations.
A moratorium,
noratorium,
puts off
peruits or
in
part, puts
off the tine
time of
of decision
decision on
in part,
to existing
existing
on new
new permits
or additions
additions to
permits and in
prospective applicants
permits
effect saves
in effect
saves prospective
and the
applicants and
the state
state money
noney and
and
time
tine during
noratoriun period.
period.
Poor ocean
during th
the moratorium
variable
ocean conditions
conditions and variable
production by existing
production
existing operators did not allow
definitive evaluation
within
allow aa definitive
evaluation within
period (December
(Decenber 1980
the
The
the first
first moratorium
noratoriun period
1985).
Decenber 1985).
The
1980 through December
private salmon
pernits for
moratoriun on
moratorium
on private
coho, and
and chinook
chinook
salnon hatchery
for chum,
chum, coho,
hatchery permits
salmon
salmon was
1990. This
1985 and extended
was reviewed
reviewed in
in 1985
This
extended until
until December
December31,
31, 1990.
is an Administrative
Rule adopted by the
moratorium is
Adninistrative
RuIe
the FWC
FWCand
be reviewed
reviewed
and can
can be
petition from
upon reconmendation
citizen for
for a
upon
recommendation of
of staff,
staff, the Commission,
Commission,or
or petition
fron a citizen
private salmon
rule
rule change.
regulations were
changed in
in
change. No
No other
other private
salmon hatchery
hatchery regulations
were changed
private
on private
1985.
1985. Statutes
adopted by
1985Legislature
had little
little effect
Statutes adopted
by the
the 1985
Legislature had
effect on
proposals were
salmon
at length.
length.
salnon hatchery operations
operations although
weredebated
debatedat
several proposals
although several
New P511's
depend on
on
New
PSH's or
or even
even survival
of those
those now
notr in
in existence
existence may
nay depend
survival of
We
know
more
now
about
what
to
expect
to
expect
nore
now
what
l{e
know
about
clarification
of
the
existing
statutes.
clarification
of the existing statutes.
probably could
(both private
private and
public) so probably
could make
nake
ancl public)
from
hatchery operations
fron hatchery
operations (both
clarify the
the
an effort
effort to
to clarify
better input
input to
there be an
statutory language
language should there
better
to statutory
that
it
However,
at
this
time,
it
does
not
appear
that
aa
does
not
appear
laws relating
PSH's. However, at this time,
relating to
to PSH's.
clearly
allow
which
statutes which clearly allow
consensus
could be reached
would lead
lead to
to statutes
reached which would
consensus could
legislative
Short
Short of legislative
conditions.
under specified
conditions.
operate under
specified
P511's
PSH's to operate
to
forward to
we can
look forward
can look
clarification of
of the
the statutory
of PSH
PSHlaws,
laws, we
meaning of
statutory meaning
clarification
prospective
ODFlf,
other
PSHoperators,
operators, ODFW, other
larger
existing PSH
and existing
expenditures by prospective and
larger expenditures
public as
try to
to begin,
begin,
the public
as they
they try
of the
sone segments
state
agencies, and some
segnents of
state agencies,
in
We
will
likely
be
involved
in
PSHindustry.
industry. t{e will like1y be
continue, regulate,
opposethe
the PSH
regulate, or oppose
continue,
(or
as
opponents
such action)
action) as opponents
more
to avoid
avoid such
efforts to
action (or efforts
legal action
expensive legal
more expensive
challenge
the operators
operators challenge
challenge our
our regulation
operators or
or as the
PSH operators
the P511
of the
regulation of
challenge
Conmission
For instance,
instance, the 1983
directed the Commission
1983 Legislature
tegislature ctirected
state
regulations.
state regulations.
(Cunmings1984).
The
1984). The
operations (Cummings
hatchery operations
to
regulate salmon
salnon hatchery
OAR'sto
to regulate
adopt OAR's
to adopt
which
were
fish
nanagenent
OAR's
basic to
to fish management which were
rules basic
included rules
the FWC
FtfCincluded
by the
adopted by
OAR's adopted
and hatchery
hatchery
of hatcheries
hatcheries and
use of
included
to explain
the need for
and the
the use
for and
explain the
included to
from
the
the
fron
by
individuals
court
Some
of
these
rules
were
challenged
in
court
by
individuals
rules.
Sone of these rules were challenged in
rules.
of
(Court
the
State
of
Appeals
of
public,
but
the
challenge
was
not
sustained
(Court
of
Appeals
of
the
State
sustained
public, but the challenge was
C AA32761).
A32761).
Oregon,
O r e g o n ,CA
PERMITS
PENilITS
they
salmon even
if they
even if
Separate
PSH pernits
permits are
are required
for each
each species of
of salnon
required for
Separate pSH
neet
nust
and
Permits
are
specific
to
one
site
and
must
meet
site
to
one
Pernits are specific
site.
sane site.
are
at the
the same
released at
are released
Should an
an
site'
that site.
for that
for
criteria
zoning criteria
land use,
and zoning
use' and
Iand
the biological,
biological,
tn"
new location
location
the new
at the
proposed operation
operation- atthe proposed
sites, the
changesites,
operator
to change
operator want to
at
issues
use
independently
relative
to
the
land
use
issues
at
lantl
the
to
relative
intlependentlf
evaluated
would
be evaluated
to be
have to
would have
pernit'
newpermit.
for aa new
were for
it were
if it
that
as if
essentially as
or essentially
site or
that site
steps:
of steps:
nunber of
inclucles a number
revision includes
or revision
Processing of
of an
application or
an application
Processing
is
(2)
more
information
is
more-information
completeness; Q\
examined for
for completeneSs;
is--examined
if is
(1) when
when received
(1)
receivJ it
agency)
(andODFW
(and
other
agency)
other
oDFtf
utiioui
to
are sent
sent to various
copies are
(3) copies
needed; (3)
obtained
if needed;
obtained if
e ccomnents
expertise; (4) the
of expertise;
areas of
t"sp""iive areas
their respective
coiieLt'itiin their
personnel for
for comment
personnel
(
-4-4-
)
o
O
o
o
o
o
o
a
o
put together
with the
applicant;
the applicant;
are put
in aa draft
report which
is reviewed
together in
draft report
which is
reviewed with
are
(5) ODF[{
(5)
ODFW Portland
Portland staff
staff and legal
legal counsel review
review the
the application
application and
and the
the draft
draft
(7) the
(6) the Commission
application
the application
application; (7)
the application;
of the
Connission is
is apprised of
report;
report; (6)
Rules
and the
the Model
llodel Rules
183 and
Chapter 183
with ORS
ORSChapter
is processed
processed and
and heard in
accordance with
is
in accordance
(S) the
decides
results and
anddecides
the hearing
hearing results
the Commission
Connission reviews
reviews the
of
of Procedure;
Procedure; and
and (8)
process may
for the
the
permits.
take 6 months
nonths for
may take
The
The process
not to
to issue
or not
issue permits.
whether or
for
nonths
another
6
and
application
of
the
initial
review
and
finalization
of
the
application
another
6
months
for
initial
review
finalization
process
appeals.
are
no
there
if
the notification,
hearing,
and
process
if
there
are
no
appeals.
and
notification,'hearing,
where
level where
proposed site
at local
local level
addressed at
are addressed
site are
Land
use issues
issues for
for aa proposed
Land use
review
and
assure
assure
review
and
law,
law,
nust, by
by
ODFW
must,
plans have
ODFW
accepted.
have been
been accepted.
county plans
plan
accepted.
not
has
been
local plan has not been accepted.
the local
if the
compliance with
with land use regulations
regulations if
conpliance
plan
The county plan
be considered.
considered. The
19 must
nust be
and 19
Goa1s5,
5, 16,
16, 17, antl
Specifically,
Specifically, Goals
16, The
The
Goal 16,
address Goal
adequately address
not adequately
nay not
antl 17
17 but
but may
should deal
deal with
rith Goals 55 and
compliance
deternine compliance
will have
to determine
have to
ODFW will
to a aP511.
PSH. ODFW
in relation
relation to
Estuarine Goal,
Goal, in
potential effects
Goal,because the potential
the Ocean
effects nay
may or
or
Resource Goal,because
19, the
OceanResource
rith
Goal 19,
with Goal
jurisdiction.
lantl use
use
These
These land
of jurisdiction.
local area
area of
the local
will affect
areas beyond
beyond the
wiII
affect areas
hearing
and hearing
review and
the review
in the
specifically addressed in
uust be
be specifically
considerations
considerations must
process.
process.
findings
officer's findings
process is
hearing officer's
and the
the hearing
is completed
conpleted and
Once
hearing process
the hearing
Once the
public
in public
report and
and in
the report
reviews the
FWCreviews
are prepared,
prepared, the
the FWC
reconnendations are
and recommendations
pernits.
If the
FWC
If
the FWC
the requested
requested permits.
of the
allow issue
issue of
hearing decides
decides rhether
whether to
to allow
hearing
pernits
prepares
signature
for
the
the
staff
authorizes
operations
at
a
site,
the
staff
prepares
the
permits
for
signature
site,
at
operations
authorizes
pernits have
since 1979.
1979.
issued since
been issued
have been
new permits
No new
ODFSDirector.
Director. No
by the ODFW
Orderly
14sites.
sites.
pernits issued
at 14
operations at
PSHoperations
There have
for PSH
issued for
have been
been permits
There
operate
to
of
requests
as
a
result
termination
has
been
directed
for
3
sites
as
a
result
of
requests
to
operate
for
3
sites
been
directed
ternination
pernits
for
authorized
the
were
Two
chum
permits
were
authorized
for
the
chun
Two
sites.
alternate sites.
at additional
or alternate
at
additional or
authorized
releases
are
sites
where
There
are
now
11
PSA
sites
where
releases
are
authorized
now
PSH
are
11
same
site.
There
saue release
release site.
( T a b l e 1).
Sone
Some
1).
s i t e s (Table
( F i g u r e 1).
o f the
t h e sites
1 0 of
a c t i v i t y at
a t 10
s activity
There
T
h e r e iis
1).
(Figure
prior
on
hand
for
are
others
applications
have
been
withdrawn
prior
to
hearing,
hearing,
others
are
hand
for
to
withdrawn
applications have been
egg
find an
an acceptable egg
can find
hearing should the uoratoriun
moratorium end, if
applicant can
if the applicant
salmon
salmon
chum
chun
are
these
of
these
Most
ltost
of
hearing.
hearing.
a
a
then
requests
and
source
source and
present zoning
zoning
with present
would comply
conply with
We
all would
that not
not all
We suspect
suspect that
applications.
applications.
years
sone
and
several
on
hand
for
The
applications
have
been
on
hand
for
several
years
and
some
been
The applications have
regulations.
regulations.
now.
interested now.
applicants may
applicants
nay not be
be interested
of existing
existing
status of
and status
the development
developnent and
of the
discussion of
following discussion
The
The following
progresses
In
coast.
along
the
south
pernits begins at
and progresses south along the coast. In
River and
permits
Colunbia River
at the Columbia
that
discuss applications
applications that
will show
showor
or discuss
each
we will
appropriate we
systen, as appropriate
each stream
strean system,
public
rejected
or
by
the
FWC,
hearing
have
been
terminated,
rejected
after
public
hearing
the
FWC,
or
rejected
have been terninated, rejected after
action.
through
through court
court action.
Systen
Columbia
Colulbia River
River System
Deer Island
Islad
o
o
pernits for
coho and
for release
of coho
and chinook at
at
release of
Anadromous
Inc. was
was authorized
authorized permits
AnadronousInc.
As the
site on
Island near
St. Helens,
ColunbiaCounty,
County, in
in 1974.
1974. As
the
a site
on Deer
DeerIsland
near St.
Helens,Columbia
rearing
rearing began
began and the
the conpany
company looked to
to expand, they
they found new
new wells
wells would
would not
not
provide additional
adtlitional water
water as
as expected.
expected. Colunbia
provide
Columbia River
River water could not be used
used
-5-
potential there.
fish
and release
release fish
to rear
rear and
because of
disease potential
They continued to
They
of disease
there.
because
(Table
when aa
were terminated when
2). Releases
Releases were
looking for
new site
site (Table 2).
while looking
for aa new
here while
for freshwater
freshwater
wasused
used for
Island was
DeerIsland
was started
at Coos
Coos Bay
Bay but
but Deer
new site
new
started at
site was
years.
for several
several years.
the Coos
Coos site
site for
of the
rearing in
rearing
in support of
River
Skipanon River
at
site at
for aa site
pernit was
in 1976
1976 for
Stricklin in
A
to Robert
Robert Stricklin
was issued
issued to
salnon permit
A chum
chun salmon
proposed
!tr. Stricklin
Stricklin proposed
Co. Mr.
Clatsop Co.
River, Clatsop
Skipanon River,
of Taylor Lake,
Lake, Skipanon
the outlet
outlet of
Washington
in Washington
tribes, in
purchase chum
the tunmi
eggs from
fron the
chum salmon
salnon eggs
to
Lummi and
and Quinault
Quinault tribes,
to purchase
in
releases
low
chun
salnon
The
relatively
low
chum
salmon
releases
in
The
relatively
available.
no eggs
eggs were
were available.
state,
state, but no
(Table
provided
4)
either.
(Table
returns
enough
3) have
have not
not provided enough returns (Table 4) either.
Oregon
Oregon(Table 3)
release
alternate release
analternate
use of
of an
the use
staff the
Mr. Stricklin
with staff
discussed with
has discussed
Stricklin has
He
has
He
has
not
Skipanon.
in
the
structures in the Skipanon.
irrigation
tidegates and
and irrigation
site below tidegates
structures
site
plans
other
until
wait
to
Mr.
Stricklin
plans
to
wait
until
other
change. lrlr. Stricklin
for such
such aa change.
made
nade application
application for
he
for his
operators have
have some
success and
and eggs
eggs are available
available for
his operation
operation before
before he
sone success
operators
with aa release
release
noves ahead
aheadwith
or moves
site or
makes
at his
incubation site
his incubation
improvenents at
nakes more
more improvements
site.
site.
Syster
Nehalem River
River System
Nehaler
Vosberg Creel
Creek
Vosberg
pernit was
to Arnold
Arnold lNanseth
A
Manseth and Jon
Jon Jaqua
Jaqua for
for a
a
was issued
issuecl to
salnon permit
A chum
chun salmon
(Tillanook County)
authorizing
rn authorizing
in 1978.
19?8' In
county) in
Bay (Tillamook
site on vosberg
Vosberg Creek,
Nehalen Bay
creek, Nehalem
site
pernit for
for
earlier permit
li[r. Manseth's earlier
pernit for
FWC
terninated Mr.
the FWC
a permit
terminated
for this
this site
site the
The
1981. The
in 1981.
Creekin
VosbergCreek
at Vosberg
released at
were first
first released
Bay. Chum
Chun fry
fry were
Tillamook
Tillanook Bay.
'n' Salmon
new
built new
and built
1983 and
in 1983
Salnon Conpany
company reorganized
reorganized as
as Nehalen
Nehalem Land
Land 'n'
Company in
conpany
in-creeI
and in-creek
incubation and
contract incubation
replace contract
incubation
to
to replace
facitities
and rearing
rearing facilities
incubation and
facility
rack and
and recapture
recapture facility
built a rack
1982. They
They also built
1981and
rearing used
in 1981
and 1982.
used in
adult chum.
chun.
to
to collect
collect adult
Creek
Foley Creek
on Foley
Foley
site on
1977for
for aa site
A
pernit application
in 1977
refused in
tras refused
application was
salnon permit
A chum
chun salmon
had
the
state
This
is
a
stream
where
the
state
had
strean
where
(Nehalen
This
is
County.
Bay),
Tillamook
Creek
(Nehalem
Bay),
Tillamook
County.
Creek
present hatchery
years before
the present
building the
operated a salmon
many years
before building
hatchery
for many
salnon hatchery for
good runs of
coho into
into Foley
of chum
chun and
and coho
were good
There were
Fork Nehalem.
Nehaleu. There
North Fork
on the North
naturaL
antl handling natural
trapping and
concern about
their concern
FWCexpressed
expressed their
Creek
and the FWC
about trapping
Creek and
pernit
on
that
basis.
the
They
refused
to
issue
the
permit
on
that
basis.
issue
refused
to
They
steelhead.
runs of
of salmon
and
steelhead.
salnon and
Tillamook BaY
Bay Syster
System
Tillarook
Dicl Creek
Dick
pernit in
1972
chun permit
in September
Septenber 1972
issued a chum
Cecil Harris
Harris and
and David Kelly
Cecil
Kelly were
were issued
Bay,
west side
side of
Tillanook Bay,
for aa site
tributary
to
the west
of Tillamook
to the
for
site on
on Dick
Dick Creek,
Creek, tributary
good at
at
did not
not appear
appear to
to be
be good
Tillanook County.
County. The
in Dick Creek
Creek did
Tillamook
The water supply in
the
100,000 eggs
in the
linit of
the tine
time of
of evaluation
evaluation and
and a limit
of 100,000
eggs nas
was specified
specified in
the pernit
permit
years of
for the
the first
first 33 years
of operation.
for
operation.
OSU
facility
05(1 placed
placed 10,000
10,000 eggs
eggs in
in the facility
-5-6-
ii
S.
o.
year from
each year
fron 1972
1972 through
1974to
each
through 1974
to test
test the
water supply.
supply.
the water
S
o
'
o
These
These eggs
eggs hatched
hatched
comparatively weII
well and
and aa total
of 26,600
conparatively
the
total of
chun fry
fry were
were released
released over
over the
26,600 chum
period.
Mr.
realized.
Dlr.
3-year period.
Returns
were expected
expected in
1975 but
but none
nonewere
were realized.
Returns were
in 1975
property has
and this
this
Harris' partner
partner has changed
has changed
changedownership
ownership and
Harris'
changed as the
the property
pernit now
No
No
permit
now belongs
Cecil
Harris
and
Don
Hugie
according
to
our
records.
to
our
records.
belongs to
Hugie
according
to Cecil Harris and Don
purchased
priority
Whiskey
Creek
eggs
the
OSU
eggs have
have been
for eggs from
fronr the OSU Whiskey Creek
been purchased on
on this
this priority for
eggs
priorities,
provides priorities,
guide, set
sets
635-40-015,
sets
A guide,
forth in
in OAR
OAR
535-40-015,provides
facility.
facitity.
set forth
(or
purchase
gives
sale
eggs from
tron (or sale
limits,
other regulations
salnon eggs
regulations for
for purchase of
of salmon
and gives other
Iinits,
by) ODFW.
ODFT.
Larson Creek
o
pernit was
site on
on Larson
Larson Creek,
Creek'
for aa site
issued to
to Arnold
Arnold Manseth
nas issued
llanseth for
A permit
his
Manseth and
and his
developed. Mr. Manseth
site was
not developed.
in 1976.
1976. This
This site
was not
Tillamook
Bay, in
Tillauook Bay,
permit on
on the
the Nehalem
Nehalen
qua requested that
partner Jon J
that they
authorized a permit
they be
be authorized
partner
Jaqua
permit was
they
the FWC
FWCwhen
when they
by the
terninated by
Creek permit
was terminated
The
The Larson
Larson Creek
system.
systen.
pernit.
authorized the requested
requested permit.
authorized
Crown
Crorn Zellerbach
Sellerbach
o
o
o
(CZ) for
for
Zellerbach (CZ)
fron Crown
CrownZellerbach
In
received
1977 ODFW
ODFW
received an
an application
application from
late 1977
In late
property
the old
old mill
located on
on the
coho, chinook,
permits at
mill property
at a site
site located
and chum
chun PSH
PSHpernits
chinook, and
several
notified that
that several
and CZ
CZ were
were notified
at the north
Bay. ODFW
ODFI{and
end of
Tillanook Bay.
at
north end
of Tillamook
prepared
pernits.
CZ
hired
consultants
and
prepared
and
consultants
CZ
hired
groups opposed
issue
of
these
permits.
these
opposed issue of
first
The
was the first
The hearing
hearing was
their applications.
extensively
for hearings
on their
applications.
hearings on
extensively for
procedures with
hearings officer.
officer.
held
an appointed
appointed hearings
contested case
with an
held under
under contested
case procedures
permits
we
FtfC
because
Previous
hearings
for
other
permits
had
been
the
FWC
because
we had
handled
by
the
been
Previous hearings for other
party
hearings
or
to
received
no
notice
that
anyone
wanted
to
be
a
party
to
the
hearings
or to
to
the
wanted to be
received no notice that
possible
of
hearing
lasted
through
4
days
of
days
The
CZ hearing lasted through
contest
contest the
the possible decision.
decision.
The CZ
parties.
The
FI{C
The FWC
testimony with
with 4 sets
various parties.
sets of
of attorneys
attorneys representing
representing the various
testinony
reconnendations,
therecommendations,
the hearing
hearing and
andthe
reviewed the
the record
record of
of the
subsequently reviewed
public hearing and,
due
due
and, after
after
during
listened
to
the
the intervenors
during aa public
listened
intervenors
pernits
The
for
chinook
and
coho
be
issued.
The
directed
deliberation,
directed that
that permits for chinook and coho be issued.
deliberation,
erred in
in
that the
intervenors
appealed this
this decision
decision claiming
claiming that
the Commission
Comnission erred
intervenors appealed
pernits.
of
by the
Court of
The
rdas reversed
reversed by
the Court
issuing
The Commission's
Conmission's action
action was
issuing permits.
Court.
State Supreme
was upheld
upheld by
by the
the State
SupreneCourt.
Appeals.
Appeals. This reversal
reversal was
o
Sand Lale
Lake Systel
System
Sand
Jewel
Creel
Jerel Creek
o
o
o
pernit was
19'11 for
for a
in December
Decenber 1971
Keta Corporation
Corporation in
chun permit
was issued
issued to
to Keta
A chum
Creek' at
north
facility located
located on
on Sand
Sand Creek
Jewel Creek,
at the
the north
Creek and
its tributary,
tributary,
and its
facility
This was
tras the
the first
first
end
Sand Lake,
Lake, aa small
estuary in
Tillanook County.
County. This
end of
of Sand
sna1l estuary
in Tillamook
private chum
The facility
1971legislation.
private
chun operation
operation established
established under
under the
the 1971
legislation.
The
facility
pond;
includes
water diversion
includes a water
diversion from
fron Jewel
Creek; settling
settling or
water storage
Jewel Creek;
or water
storage pond;
incubators;
incubators; discharge
discharge ditch;
and adult
capture rack,
holding area.
area.
ditch; and
adult capture
rack, trap,
trap, and
andholding
years of
was authorized
Keta was
authorized to
to obtain
obtain seed
stock in
seed stock
in the
the initial
initial three
three years
of
operation
fron
the wild
chun run
operation from the
wild chum
run after
after allowing
allowing aa minimum
nunber of
nininun number
of adults
adults
personnel recorded
upstream
upstrean to
to spawn.
spawn. Keta personnel
recorded how
how many
nany chum
chun and
and other
other species
species
put above
were
above the
provide information
the rack,
rack, dates,
dates, etc.,
were put
the size
etc., to
to provide
infornation on the
size of
of
-7-
.1
give aa basis
how many
nany chum
chum
deternining how
strean and
basis for
for determining
natural runs
runs into
into the
the stream
and give
natural
years.
succeeding years.
spawningin
in succeeding
the racks
for natural
natural spawning
above the
racks for
released above
should be released
Whiskey
stock, Whiskey
wild stock,
fron wild
offspring from
Chum
Keta have
have included
included offspring
by Keta
fry released
released by
Chun fry
ownreleases.
releases.
fron their
their own
Ketafrom
to Keta
Creek, ODFW's
returns to
Creek trap,
trap, and
and returns
ODFW'sCoal
Coal Creek
1979.
in 1979.
expired in
priority right
eggsexpired
Creekeggs
[hiskey Creek
to surplus
surplus Whiskey
right to
Keta's priority
I
Sand Creek
Creek
Sand
pernit which
authorized:
which authorized:
chun permit
was issued
issued aa chum
In
Hanpsonwas
Alfred Hampson
1973 Alfred
In October
October 1973
(21
Creek; (2)
to Sand
Sand Creek;
tributary to
Creek tributary
(1)
on Jewel
Jewel Creek
(1) aa conbined
combined operation
operation with
with Keta on
pernit
(3)
priority;
permit
and
identical
eggs
in
separate purchase
purchase of
Whiskey
Creek
eggs
in
priority;
and
(3)
identical
thishey
Creek
of
business as
as
now doing
doing business
Hanpson' now
!r[r. Hampson,
Keta. Mr.
inposed on
on Keta.
restrictions
as had
been imposed
had been
restrictions
has
conpleted
completed
1980
and
of
fall
eggs
in
the
Hampson,
Inc.,
first
received
chum
eggs
in
the
fall
of
1980
and
has
chun
Hanpson, Inc., first
be combined
conbined
to be
continue to
Creek. Operations continue
priority of
tron Whiskey
Whiskey Creek.
his
of eggs
eggs from
his- priority
Keta.
with Keta.
River System
Systel
Yaquina River
Creet
Wright
Creek
Iright
trout to
to
and trout
(OAF) was
rear salmon
salnon and
1972 to
Oregon Aqua-Foods
Aqua-Foods (OAF)
was organized in
in 1972
to rear
Oregon
at
operations
began operations at
conpany began
The company
ponds and
salnon. The
chun salmon.
release chum
to release
pan-size in
and to
in ponds
(Lincoln
just above
Bay (Lincoln
Yaquina Bay
Slough, Yaquina
Poole's slough,
above Poole's
creek just
wright Creek
site on Wright
a
; site
pernit for
chun salmon.
salnon.
for chum
PSHpermit
issued a PSH
In
1972 they
they were issued
In November
Novenber 1972
Countyi.
County).
to
intended to
1974. They
They intended
pernits were
of 1974.
!{arch of
in March
issued in
Coho
rrere issued
PSHpermits
lnd chinook
chinook PSH
Coho and
pond rearing
rearing
for the
the pond
stock for
as brood
brootl stock
release
adults as
harvest adults
and harvest
snolts and
salmon smolts
release salmon
phased
it was
1973 until
until it
was phased
fron 1973
Creek from
at Wright Creek
released at
were released
Salnon were
operation.
operation. Salmon
procedure completed
1982in 1982.
conpleted in
ternination procedure
voluntary termination
out by
through a voluntary
OAFthrough
Uy OAF
ponds
had ponds
the company
coupany had
and the
By
been obtained
obtained and
had been
financing had
additional financing
By 1973
19?3 additional
at
101 Bridge at
Highway 101
the Highway
above the
strean above
at both Wright
and on
on aa manmade
mannadestream
Creek and
Uright Creek
at
Beach.
South
South Beach.
1
Beach
South Beach
punping
Bay aa pumping
on Yaquina
Yaquina Bay
Center on
At South
Science Center
llarine Science
near the
the Marine
Beach near
South Beach
At
rearing
cenent rearing
large cement
provide water from
and large
bay, and
station
was installed
to provide
fron the bay,
installed to
station was
ponds
earthen ponds
One
pansize.
of the
the two
two earthen
One of
size.
to pan
ponds
fish to
ponds were built
raise fish
built to
to raise
ponds was
rras not
not
rearing ponds
fish rearing
the fish
initially
built to
to settle
settle out
out solids
fron the
solids from
built
initially
pond
The
U-catch pond
The U-catch
operation.
fishing operation.
U-catch fishing
needed and
and so
was converted
to aa U-catch
converted to
so was
needed
were
chinook were
More
and chinook
chun, and
coho, chum,
More coho,
rebuilt.
was rebuilt.
was operated until
the site
site was
until the
was
see
the rearing
held in
released
and some
adult coho
and chinook were
were held
in the
rearing ponds
ponds to
to see
coho and
sone adult
released and
1976. This
1975and
and 1976.
fall of
of 1975
if
they would
would nature
mature for
in the
the fall
collection in
for egg
egg collection
if they
with
also experimented
experinented with
OAFalso
wasabandoned.
abandoned. OAF
did
effort was
the effort
and the
work well
well and
noi work
did not
was
juveniles to
experiment was
brood. This experiment
eggs for
for brood.
obtain eggs
rearing
adult size
size to
to obtain
to adult
rearing juveniles
pond
rearing
for rearing
space for
the pond space
abandoned
before completion
they needed
needed the
conpletion because they
abandoned before
fish.
ssmall
n a l l fish.
some
with some
snall corporation
corporation with
began as a small
The company
conpany began
Business
Developnent: The
Business Development:
Corporation becane
became a major
najor
people in
area. Fisher
Fisher Corporation
the Newport
Newport area.
stock held
held by people
in the
stock
the company.
conpany.
stock share
share in
in the
it's stock
share holder
increase it's
OAF and
and began
began to
to increase
share
holder in
in OAF
purchased the
that time
tine has
has
1975and
and since
since that
Weyerhaeuser
Company purchased
OAFstock
stock in
in 1975
the OAF
Teyerhaeuser Company
--88-
1
o.
o
shifted from
fron
They
They shifted
subsidiary.
company as
as aa wholly
wholly owned
owned subsidiary.
operated the conpany
(with some
only ocean
to only
ocean
prinarily pan-size
pan-size salmon
ocean ranching)
ranching) to
someocean
primarily
and trout
salnon and
trout (with
processing line
line
OAF
shut down
down a processing
OAf shut
facility.
saltwater facility.
saluon at
at the saltwater
of salmon
ranching of
driers and
and
pond reared
their driers
but retained
retained their
fish but
for pond
reared fish
which
which had been
been used
used for
operations.
salnon
the
pelleting
food
for
fish food for the salmon operations.
pelleting equipnent
equipment for
for use in
in making
naking fish
processing adult
adult
for processing
quit making
line for
They
installed aa line
fish food
food but
but installed
uaking fish
They later
later quit
processing
terninated.
been
nowbeen terminated.
has now
operation has
The adult
adult processing operation
salnon for
for market.
narket. The
salmon
o
.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
purchased eggs
surplus to
to
eggs surplus
OAFpurchased
1973 OAF
in 1973
Broodstock Development:
Broodstock
Developnent: Beginning in
(Table 5).
5).
pondrearing
release (Table
program for
andocean
oceanrelease
rearing and
ODFW's
for use
use in
in pond
ODfW'shatchery program
chinook on
on
pernits there
and chinook
coho and
were coho
there were
When
and chinook
chinook permits
Whenthey
they obtained
obtained coho
coho and
and
to smolts
snolts and
Some
progran.
raised to
ponclrearing
these were
were raised
of these
Sone of
the pond
rearing program.
hand
hand in
in the
r e L e a s e din
i n 1974.
1974.
released
fall
of aa Yaquina
Yaquina fall
developnent of
fund development
ODFI{to
to fund
In
with ODFW
1977 OAF
cooperated with
In 1977
OAtrcooperated
chinook brood stock
and to
determine ocean
ocean contribution
contribution and
and nigration
migration of
of these
these
to deternine
stock and
chinook
adult chinook
collected adult
oAF we
we collected
funcls provided by OAF
in the
the ocean.
ocean. Using funds
chinook in
and coded
coded
(Tab1e6).
ODFW released
adipose and
25,000 adipose
released 25,000
6). ODFW
rearing (Table
eggs for
for rearing
to
to obtain eggs
Yaquina River
River
the Yaquina
(CWT) narked
marked chinook
chinook snolts
smolts (reared
(reared by
by OAF)
OAF) in
in the
wire tag
wire
tag (CttT)
for eggs.
potential of
eggs.
production potential
collected for
of adults
adults collected
tributaries
to replace
tributaries to
replace the production
ltith
the
along
Beach
at
South
chinook
OAF
released
another
25,000
CWT
marked
chinook
at
South
Beach
along
with
the
CWT
marked
25,OOO
OAF
These
marked
These
narked
clip.
a
single
fin
with
were
other
surviving
smolts
which
were
marked
with
a
single
fin
clip.
which
narked
snolts
surviving
other
stocks
hatchery stocks
ODFW
to replace
replace ODFW
fish returned
hatchery
broodstock to
used for
for broodstock
were used
fish
returned and were
to
this
Public
opposition
to
this
opposition
previously
Public
used
for
broodstocks.
OAF had
had previously used for broodstocks.
which OAF
eggs
for
project
collected
had
we
program
ODFW
to
abandon
the
project
before
we
had
collected
eggs
for
aa
program forced
before
abandon
the
forced ODF$to
year
OAF
was
and
one
However,
chinook
return
in
more
than
one
year
and
OAF
was
nore
than
in
return
chinook
However,
complete
conplete cycle.
cycle.
of
their use of
naxinizing their
stock by
by maximizing
in time,
to the
the Yaquina
Yaquina stock
switch to
to switch
able,
able, in
tine, to
The
company
was
was
conpany
The
broodstock.
for
chinook for broodstock.
returning narhed
marked Yaquina
origin stock
stock chinook
Yaquina origin
returning
brood stock
stock
adequate brood
now has
has an
an adequate
satisfied to
to develop this
and now
stock slowly
slowly and
this stock
satisfied
The
chinook.
The
progran
fall
of
stock
potential
this
local
potential for
for their
full
program
using
this
local
stock
of
fall
chinook.
their full
problens
problems
of
of
the
reduces
developnent reduces the
brood stock
stock development
use of
for brood
stoctr for
of aa local
local stock
grounds.
However,
the
company
conpany
However,
spawninggrounds.
the spawning
interbreeding
with wild
stocks on
on the
wild stocks
interbreeding with
narketable
less marketable
therefore less
dark and
and therefore
is
fish are
often dark
are often
is concerned
concerned because
because these fish
rivers.
sone other
other rivers.
in some
at
are stocks
stocks in
a! return
return than
than are
Hatchery.
Trask Hatchery.
ODfW'sTrask
from ODFW's
The
clerived from
was derived
chinook stock
stock was
The OAF
spring chinook
OAFspring
progran
a
stock has
has
too
here
These have
have not
been a najor
major thrust
of the OAF
OAF program but
but
too a stock
thrust of
not been
These
They
do
so.
They
to
chooses to do so.
been
conpany chooses
the company
if the
developnent if
started for
for further
further development
been started
is aa south
south
This is
in 1986.
1985. This
plan to
chinook in
spring chinook
stock spring
plan
to test
test the
the Rogue
Roguestock
in Oregon.
oregon.
migrating
be caught
caught in
so more
nore may
nay be
stock so
nigrating stock
ODFI{hatchery
hatchery
from ODFW
originated from
Coho smolts
1978 originated
before 1978
Coho
released by OAF
OAF before
snolts released
schedule
developnent schedule
The
neet its
its development
The company
conpany could not meet
surplus
surplus and
and OAF
OAFreturns.
returns.
FWC
and the FWC
ODFtfstaff
staff and
by ODFW
been reviewed
reviewed by
had been
The plan had
using only
only Oregon
Oregoneggs.
eggs. The
in
pernits were considered
when permits
for their
release site
site at
at Coos
Coos Bay in
their second release
when
considered for
proposed by
Puget
conpany. Puget
the company.
by the
eggs proposed
1977.
We examined
sources of
of eggs
1977. We
exanined several
several sources
and were
were
restrictions,
inspection restrictions,
Sound coho
coho eggs
were available,
and
Sound
available, met
net disease inspection
eggs were
to late
late October
October
expected
expected to
during late
late August
August to
to move
move into
into the
the bay
bay and
streams during
and streams
or
or early
early November.
fron wild
Novenber. This timing
tining was
expected to
to afford
afford aa separation
separation from
wild
was expected
peak estuarine
that spawned
stocks that
spawnedmainly
in December
nainly in
Decenberand
and January.
January. The
The peak
estuarine entry
entry
time
time of
of late
late September
September and early
early October also
also neant
meant that
that the
the inported
imported stock
stock of
of
fish
be available
available through
fish would be
through the
nornal fishing
fishing season
the ocean
ocean which
the normal
season in
in the
which
groups. Thus
was
concern of
was a concern
of several
several fishing
fishing groups.
we allowed
Thus we
allowed import
inport of
of eggs
eggs to
to
--99-
(OAF, Anadromous
Anadronousand
and Domsea)
Donsea)
larger releases,
releases, but informed
inforned the
the companies
conpanies (OAF,
begin larger
at each
each
discrete stock
stock at
and discrete
that
in the
the future
future develop
develop aa separate
separate and
that they
they must
nust in
first
as
stock at
at Yaquina,
Yaquina, first as
Siletz stock
OAF
line of
of Siletz
naintained a distinct
distinct line
facility.
OAFmaintained
facility.
provide the
eggs
surplus eggs
base. No
No surplus
stock base.
Oregonbrood
brood stock
to provide
the Oregon
an experiment
experinent then
then to
years so
so
ODFflin
in recent
recent years
fron ODFW
used by
by OAF
OAFhave
been available
available from
which could
be used
have been
could be
group' has taken
taken
Siletz group,
with only
own Siletz
their own
only their
replacenent, with
outcrossing and
outcrossing
and replacement,
year has
with the
the
has been
been replaced
replaced with
One
One brood
acconplish.
brood year
hoped to
to accomplish.
longer
longer than hoped
at
purchased coho
surplus at
fron surplus
coho eggs
eggs from
In
In 1985
1985 Oregon
Oregon Aqua
Foodspurchased
Aqua Foods
Siletz
Siletz stock.
stock.
acceptable
stock eggs
eggs are
are acceptable
These
Oregon coastal
coastal stock
Hatchery.
ODFW's
ODFW'sFall
Creek Hatchery.
These Oregon
Fall Creek
years of
OAF
coho. OAF
of coho.
provide an
brood years
OAF's brood
second of
of OAF'S
Oregon base
base for
for the
the second
an Oregon
and provide
with heavy
heavy
warn water
they raise
in warm
water with
coho in
raise coho
is, they
that is,
age coho,
coho, that
releases
releases zero
zexo age
year of
return
and return
life and
of life
their first
first year
size in
in their
feeding
attain smolt
smolt size
that they attain
feeding so that
brood
year.
two brood
only two
OAF
OAF then
then has
has only
secondyear.
as adults
adults in
in their
their second
from
ocean as
fron the
the ocean
hatcheries
and other
other hatcheries
ODFUand
at ODFW
years of
naintained at
years
of the
the three
three maintained
of coho
coho instead
insteacl of
prograns are
yearling programs
are followed.
followed.
where
where yearling
i
at the
the
the PSH's
PSH's at
other of
of the
Chum
not returned
to OAF
OAF or
or any other
returned to
salnon have not
Chun salmon
expected.
rate they expected.
rate
The outlet
outlet
in 1977.
1977. The
facility in
OAF
South Beach
Beachfacility
the South
rebuilt the
oAF rebuilt
Operations:
(nan
southwest
the
made)
at
the
southwest
nade)
at
channel
of stream
strean channel (man
type of
was
natural type
fron aa natural
was changed
changed from
of
entl of
or channel end
north, or
on the
fishway on
site to
cenent fishway
corner of
of the
old site
to a nen
new cement
the north,
the old
corner
at
basin
new
boat
of
This
shift
made
way
for
construction
of
the
new
boat
basin
at
This shift nade way for construction
the
facility.
the facility.
this PSH
PSH
production capacity
capacity for
for this
plan was
the production
The OAF
reach the
to reach
OAFplan
was to
Beach. The
South
South Beach.
chinook
10.6 million
nillion chinook
and 10.6
chun, and
nillion chum,
release site
20 million
nillion coho,
coho, 20
site with
with 9.5 million
coho
that coho
they found
found that
this facility
facility they
evaluate this
As OAF
to use
use and
and evaluate
began to
1983. As
OAFbegan
by
by 1983.
plannetl for
the release
release
for when
when the
was planned
should be
be released
at a larger
size than
than was
larger size
should
released at
better when
Chinook and
and chum
to survive
survive better
when
appeared to
chun also
also appeared
facility
was designed.
designed. Chinook
facility
was
or
pond
needed or
be needed
This
would be
space would
nore pond space
meant more
This meant
released as larger
snolts.
released
larger smolts.
production
level.
at full
full production level.
(acclination) time
reducedat
holding
have to
to be
be reduced
tine would
would have
holding (acclimation)
Inc.
Anadronous'Inc.
to Anadromous,
site to
In
Bayrelease
release site
CoosBay
leased their
their Coos
In 1982
1982 OAF
OAFleased
In
In
OAF
to
authorizing
this change
change in
in operation
operation at
at Coos
Coos Bay
Bay the
the FWC
FWCallowed
alloced OAF to
authorizing this
the
production for
to the
for both
sites to
both sites
release of
of full
fuIl coho production
release
temporarily
shift
tenporarily shift
yaquina
the
through the
pounds of
released through
There
salnon released
of salmon
were 1,284,193
1,284,193 pounds
There were
Yaquina facility.
facitity.
required
poundsin
required
ODFW
in 1983.
1983. ODFW
OAF Yaquina
Yaquina release site
and 1,187,135
1 ,187,135 pounds
in 1982
1982 and
site in
OAF
because there
in 1984
1984 because
20 beginning in
all fish
prior to
August 20
there was
was
to August
fish to
to be released prior
aII
to the
the
of to
instead of
upstrean instead
problen with
1983 moving
noving upstream
in 1983
released later
later in
with coho
coho released
a problem
the
in the
potential competition
This
with wil-d
wild coho in
conpetition with
increase potential
ocean.
This could
could increase
ocean.
cycle
days per
OAF could
allow no nore
more than 10
per cycle
10 days
could allow
Yaquina
the bay.
bay. OAF
Yaquina River
River above
above the
that
The
reported that
The company
conpany reported
release.
and release.
of
acclimation, and
stocking, rearing
for acclimation,
of stocking,
rearing for
this short
I
I believe
believe th.s
days before release.
held for
for 55 days
most
nost fish
fish were
were held
adults to
to
to najor
major straying
of adults
straying of
to
factor contributing
contributing
is aa factor
acclimation
acclination time
tine is
streams adjacent
adjacent to
to the
Yaquina.
the Yaquina.
streans
(as is
If (as
is likely)
the fish
are stressed in
in sorting,
sorting, loading,
loading, and
and transfer
transfer
If
fish are
tikely) the
recover
they
could
fully
then
it
is
doubtful
that
they
could
fully
recover
from fresh
fron
fresh to
it is doubtful that
to saltwater,
saltwater,
physiological stress.
There
before
before they are released
releasecl and
There is
is
and again
received aa physiological
stress.
again received
question
little
that these stressful
little
question that
stressful situations
situations can
survival
can adversely affect
affect survival
of the
of
the fish
fish in
in the
the wild.
wild.
Heavy programning
programming of
of pond
pond space
Heavy
space at
at Yaquina
Yaquina such
such as
as
was done
done in
in 1982
1982 and
and 1983
1983leaves
leaves little
little if
was
if any
any leeway
leewayfor
for aa fish
fish culturist
culturist to
to
quality or
inprove either
either the
the quality
improve
of
Half
or viability
viability
of the
the fish
being cared
HaIf or
fish being
cared for.
for.
Iess
1983 rate
less of
of the
the 1983
rate appears
appears to
to be a nore
more useful
useful loading
loading rate,
rate, and
and even
even fewer
-10-
ii'
o.
S.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
progranned for
maxinized
fish should
survival is
is to
to be
be maximized
should be
be programmed
this facility,
if
if survival
for this
facility,
fish
practices.
in
over 4%
4e. in
return rate
rate of
of over
through improved
hatchery practices.
An apparent return
inproved hatchery
practices are
are acceptable,
acceptable,
husbandry practices
satisfy company
conpany officials
that husbandry
1986
officials
1986 nay
may satisfy
that
return
an even
better return
even better
be reduced
reduced an
to other
systens could
could be
however. If
If straying
straying to
other systems
however.
good ocean
conditions.
oceanconditions.
during times
tines of
of good
rate could be
be expected
expected during
rate
Bay
Yaquina Bay
at sea
off Yaquina
salnon at
sea off
of salmon
OAF
with releases of
has been
been experimenting with
oAF has
ODFW
by
being
conducted
to
These
experiments
similar
to
those
being
conducted
by
ODFW
experinents
These
are
siuilar
using aa barge.
barge.
CoosBay.
Bay.
off Coos
with aa barge
barge off
Astoria and
by Anadromous
Anadronous with
using deck tanks
tanks off
off Astoria
and by
using
groups
groups
gave
of
the
various
the
various
some
of
some
from
fron
encouraging results
results
gave encouraging
efforts
Early efforts
Early
year OAF
nove
OAF wanted
wanted to
to move
one year
nainly one
results of
of mainly
by OAF.
0AF. Based
Based on
on the
the results
released by
had
staff
ODFW
staff
had
1985.
ODFtt
in 1985.
coho offshore
offshore in
release several
several million
nillion coho
ahead to
ahead
to release
prograu
400,000
production program which included
some400,000
included some
the 1985
1985 OAF
oAF production
earlier
earlier authorized
authorized the
offshore
opposedincreasing offshore
staff opposed
The staff
offshore release.
release. The
experinental offshore
coho for
for experimental
coho
years results.
to
OAFappealed
appealed to
results.
OAF
of the
the earlier
earlier years
verification of
without verification
releases without
to
on hand
hand to
Siletz stock
stock on
the Siletz
adding the
by adding
sone 800,000
800,000 total
total by
the t'TC
FWC who
who allowed
allowed some
the
that the
concern that
Staff
Staff had a concern
release.
by staff
staff for
for offshore
offshore release.
those allowed by
but
coast but
the coast
streams along
along the
to other
other streams
offshore
straying to
releases could increase straying
offshore releases
stocks
loca1 stocks
inpact other
other local
seriously impact
would less
less seriously
the Siletz
Siletz stock
the FTC
FWC felt
felt the
stock would
the
of offshore
offshore
progeny of
developnent of
Gradual
Gradual development
inports.
of earlier
earlier imports.
the progeny
than would
would the
potential
point should
of potential
deternination of
for determination
allow for
fron this
this point
should allow
release
levels from
release levels
are authorized.
authorized.
releases are
substantially larger
larger releases
impacts
impacts before substantially
promising results.
gave some
results.
sonepromising
1984gave
in 1984
off Newport
Newportin
Releases
of 83,000
83,000 coho
coho off
Releases of
detailed
nore detailed
and require
require more
results and
nixecl results
1985 apparently
apparently gave mixed
in 1985
Releases in
the
beyond the
private operators
releases, beyond
that offshore
offshore releases,
hope that
The
The private
operators hope
evaluation.
evaluation.
ocean
give a better
the ocean
nore fish
fish for
for the
with more
survival with
nearshore predators,
predators, will
will give
better survival
they
said they
The companies
companies have
have said
The
station.
their onshore
onshore recapture
recapture station.
fishery and
and their
fishery
production
business.
to
in
renain
fish
at
fuII
need
1.5%
to
2%
return
of
fish
at
full
production
to
remain
in
business.
2ot
return
of
need 1.5% to
pernitted levels.
would
that they would
OAFannounced
announcedthat
OAF
levels.
well below
Production remains
renains well
below permitted
1985
and
chinook
reduce
coho
and
1985and reduce 1986 coho and chinook
in 1985
lay
of their
their 24
24 employees
enployees in
lay off
off 14 of
whole
their whole
to sell
seII their
More
negotiating to
been negotiating
recently they
they have
have been
releases.
More recently
releases.
operation.
in
nillion in
nearly $40
has invested
invested nearly
Company
officials teIl
tell us that
OAFhas
that OAF
Conpany officials
$40 million
concern
They
have
also
also
expressed
expressed
concern
They
have
facilities.
of operations
operations and
and facilities.
development
developnent of
progran in
fron
from
the Oregon
OregonLegislature,
Legislature'
in the
about apparent
to their
opposition to
their program
apparent opposition
groups,
to
ODFW
they
attenpt
fron ODFW as they attempt to
some commercial
sport fishing
tishing groups, and from
sone
connercial and sport
progran,
been
have
largest
releases
Some
of
their
largest
releases
have
been
Sone of their
develop
develop their
their aquaculture
aquaculture program.
poor survival
poor ocean
survival
and obvious
obvious poor
conditions and
oceanconditions
of El
El Nino's
Nino's poor
made
nade in
in the
the face
face of
public
from
public
potential.
snolts
fron
smolts
affected
adversely
affected
conditions also
also
These conditions
These
potential.
problens
production
these production problems
Despite these
those from
wild stocks.
stocks.
hatcheries
fron wild
hatcheries and those
larger
from which
which to
to build
build larger
there
remain viable
oAF and
and at
at sea
sea from
viable brood
stocks at
at OAF
there renain
brood stocks
in the future.
future.
releases in
purchase of
release
of the
the OAF
OAF hatchery and
and release
FWC, in
in 1986,
1986, discussed purchase
The FWC,
The
preferred
private
to
but
that
if
They
said
that
private
operation
is
to
be
preferred
but
that
if
facilities.
They said that
operation is
be
facilities.
private company
no private
conpany will
it
would
closed,
and
it
would
otherwise
be
closed,
and
OAF,
and
be
no
will buy
and
operate
OAF,
buy
purchase to
governnent should
the State
State or
or Federal
Federal government
OAF
should consider
consider purchase
the OAF
the
to maintain
naintain the
production so ocean
ocean fisheries
fisheries will
will not
reduced. Purchase
production
not be
be further
further reduced.
Purchase of
of the
the
facilities
public (depending
(depending on
could
an important
inportant savings
savinqs to
facilities
could be an
to the
the public
on the
the
price) rather
asking price)
rather than
than building
building other
other facilities
facilities which
asking
which will
will be
be required
required to
to
replace existing
existing
replace
OAf
OAF production
or to
production or
to meet
meet mitigation
nitigation
requirements for
for
requirements
-11-11-
private
sale to
to private
for a sale
continues to
to negotiate
negotiate for
OAF
OAF continues
projects
in other
other areas.
areas.
projects in
parties.
parties.
I
Siuslar
Sius
law River
River Systen
System
Creet
Sneet Creek
Sweet
I
(KarI J.
J.
pernit was
Inc. (Karl
Fisheries Inc.
SiuslawFisheries
erasissued
issued toto Siuslaw
A
salnon permit
A chum
chun salmon
on
Sweet
site
located
for
site
located
on
Sweet
for
a
1972
April 1972
Hichens) in
in April
F. Hichens)
Ronald F.
and Ronald
Manseth
trianseth and
County.
LaneCounty.
in Lane
River estuary
estuary in
Creek, tributary
the Siuslaw
Siuslaw River
to the
tributary to
a
a
and
built
and built
funding,
additional funding,
The
company reorganized, acquired additional
The company
planned
to
They
planned
to
Springfield.
of Springfield.
north of
near Coburg north
near
facility
freshwater facility
freshwater
ottn chum
chun
their own
and handle their
other operators
operators and
for other
contract for
rear
under contract
salnon under
rear salmon
and the
the
then and
out for
for them
This
work out
not work
This did
did not
too.
there too.
rearing there
incubation and rearing
incubation
few
site for
for aa few
this site
Later,
Anadromous leased
leased this
Later, Anadromous
was closed.
closed.
contract operation
operation was
contract
chinook.
to rear
rear chinook.
weeks to
weeks
Hatchery
fron Quilcene
(1973 brood)
ODFW
by ODFW
were obtained
obtained by
Eyed
from
Quilcene Hatchery
brood) were
chumeggs
eggs (1973
Eyed chum
provide a brood
brood
puget Sound
to provide
be raised
raised to
could be
they could
if they
to determine
deternine if
19?4 to
on
Sound in
in 1974
on Puget
Fisheries operating
operating on Sweet
Sweet Creek
Creek participated
participated
oregon. Siuslaw Fisheries
here in
in Oregon.
stock here
1974from
fron
in 1974
fingerlings in
221,OOO
released 221,000
with
fingerlings
and released
this experiment
experinent and
ODFwin
in this
rith ODFW
available in
e99s were
vrere available
in
Creek eggs
Thiskey Creek
in 1976.
19?5. Whiskey
chum returned
returned in
sone adult
adult chum
which some
They
1975.
They
chun
in
snall
8@,00O
releasecl
conpany
and
the
the
fall
of
1974
and
the
company
released
800,000
small
chum
in
1975.
of
1974
the fall
In 1982
1982
In
thereafter.
nunbersthereafter.
snall numbers
19?9and
and small
in 1979
million chum
chun in
released over I1 nillion
chun
nore
No
more
chum
No
Farns.
Donsea
to
chun
eggs
and
1983
Siuslaw
Fisheries
sold
their
chum
eggs
to
Domsea
Farms.
their
sold
and 1983 Siuslaw Fisheries
been
have been
site have
this site
at this
and trap
trap at
rack and
The rack
Creek. The
at Sweet
Sweet Creek.
released at
have been
have
been released
production.
production.
natural
fron
are
now
Any
chum
spawning
in
Sweet
Creek
now
are
from
natural
Sweet
Creek
in
chun
spawning
removed.
renoved. Any
retain the
to retain
intend to
they intend
principles of
us that
that they
The
tell us
Fisheries tell
of Siuslaw
Siuslaw Fisheries
The principles
proves
program
the
possibly
chun
if
raise
pernit for
permit
for this
site
and
possibly
again
raise
chum
if
the
program
proves
again
this site and
successful
elsewhere.
successful elsewhere.
Divide
Creek
Divide Creek
(CeratodusFisheries,
Fisheries'
lrlorelto (Ceratodus
John
and Timothy
Tinothy Morello
Nelson, and
tester Nelson,
Marshall, Lester
John Marshall,
site
on
on Divide
Divide
pernit
site
for
a
1973
private
in
Inc.)
were
issued
a
private
chum
salmon
permit
in
1973
for
a
chun
salnon
Inc.) were issued
The
company
conpany
The
County.
Lane
in
estuary
River
the Siuslaw
Siuslaw River estuary in Lane County.
tributary to
to the
Creek a tributary
release
for release
rrith ODFW
ODFW
cooperation with
raised
for
eggs in
in cooperation
chun eggs
stock chum
500,OOOQuilcene
raised 500,000
Quilcene stock
has
been
There
has
been
There
released.
fish
were
no more
nore fish were released.
and no
adults returned
returned and
19?5. No
No adults
in
in 1975.
to
unable
have
been
unable
to
been
we
site
and
Creek
Divide Creek site and we
at the
at
the Divide
activity
further activity
no further
Mr. Marshall.
Marshall.
contact Mr.
Farns
Domsea
Dorsea Farms
pernits for
issue to
for issue
coho permits
In
chinook, and
and coho
to
chun, chinook,
FWCauthorized
authorized chum,
In 1977
19?? the FWC
in
Lane
estuary
River
Siuslaw
Domsea
Farms
for
a
site
near
the
the
mouth
of
of
the
the
Siuslaw
River
estuary
in
Lane
nouth
Farms
site
near
for
Donsea
pernits were
conpliance
leases and
and compliance
of leases
The permits
conpletion of
were contingent
contingent on completion
County.
County. The
of 1978
1978 and
and
spring of
the spring
Permits were
were issued
issued in
in the
Pernits
zoning regulations.
with
with zoning
regulations.
began that
that summer.
sunner.
releases began
pools and
and
swinning pools
using swimming
facilities using
The conpany
built experimental
experinental facilities
The
company built
plastic lined
ponds from
hundred thousand
thousand
which they
they released
released several
several hundred
plastic
lined dirt
dirt ponds
fron which
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.
o.
o
o
o
coho from
coho
1978through
fron 1978
through 1980.
1980. Returns
Returns were
were not
not as
as large
large as
as expected.
expected. Siuslaw
Siuslaw
River fall
chinook were
fall chinook
collected for
project and to
River
were collected
to
for ODFW's
ODFW'sstock assessment
assessmentproject
develop a brood
brood stock
develop
stock at
at Domsea.
Donsea. They
fish for
They marked
narked fish
for release
release at
at their
their site
site
and for
and
ODFW to
for 0DFW
to release
release upstream
upstrean to
replace adults collected.
to
collected.
The
The
replacenent group
in the stream
strean contributed
replacement
group in
contributed well
well in
in the
the fishery
fishery and
and was
was said
said
to have
have returned
returned to
to the
the streams
streans relatively
to
relatively well,
well, but
but aa definitive
definitive evaluation
evaluation
was not
was
not made
madethere.
group contributed
there.
The hatchery
hatchery group
contributed in
The
in the
the fishery
fishery but
but
poorly. to
returned poorly.
returned
to the
the release
release site.
site.
attraction at
Poor attraction
at the
the fishway
fishway is
is
suspected
to have
have contributed
suspected to
contributed to
to this.
this.
Chun were
were released
released from
Chum
fron 1981
1981through
through
1983
provide significant
level below
1983 but
but at
at a level
below that
that expected
expectedto
to provide
significant returns.
Few
returns.
Few
chum have
chum
have returned.
returned.
conditions nay
Ocean conditions
poor
have had
Ocean
may have
had some
someeffect
effect on
on the
the Domsea
Domseafish,
fish, but
but poor
trapping facilities
facilities
likely caused
trapping
likely
caused the
the major
major impact.
irnpact. Their
Their first
first recapture
recapture
facilities
get to
lrere
boards and
and sandbags
sandbagsand
facilities
were of
of boards
and fish
fish could
could get
to it
it only
only at
at high
high
jetty.
water after
after swimming
swinning over aa rock
rock jetty.
cement fishway
fishway and trap
A cement
was
trap was then
jetty.
installed
installed in
in the
the jetty.
This facility
was
facility
was modified,
nodified, adapted,
adapted, and
and adjusted
adjusted
year.
each
each year.
o
o
a
OAF
operated the site
OAF operated
site in
in 1984
1984 to
to determine
determine if
if it
it might
might meet
neet their
their needs.
needs.
They operated the recapture
recapture trap
They
successfully
and
collected
both
trap successfully and collected both chinook
chinook and
and
processor however.
chum
chun for
for eggs.
eggs. All
coho were
OAF
All coho
were sold
sold in
round to
to aa processor
in the
the round
however. OAF
did
want the
the coho
coho for
for brood
did not want
brood stock
stock because
becauseof
of aa suspected
suspecteddisease
disease at
FalI
at Fall
Creek, the
The
Creek,
the origin
origin of
of this
this stock.
The chinook and
and chum
were acceptable
acceptabfe
stock.
chun were
given ODFW
stocks.
had given
coho eggs
eggs collected
in 1983
1983 to
to be
be
stocks. Domsea
Domseahad
ODFI{all
all of
of the
the coho
collected in
(STEP). OAF
used in
in our Salmon
Program
used
Salnon and
OAFfollowed
followed suit
suit in
in
and Trout Enhancement
Enhancement
Progran (STEP).
giving us
chum
1984brood
chinook and
anclchum
the spring
spring of
of 1985
1985 by
of the
the Domsea
Donsea1984
brood chinook
the
by giving
us all
all of
planted both
t{e planted
Donseatrap.
trap. We
fingerlings,
which resulted
returns to
to the
the Domsea
fingerlings, which
resulted from
fron returns
1985 for
for
of
the
chinook
and
chum
fingerlings
in
Sweet
Creek
in
the
spring
of 1985
Creek
in
the
spring
chun fingerlings in Sweet
the
natural rearing.
natural
rearing.
in 1986.
1986.
expected in
returns were
were expected
Domsea
the trap
but no
no returns
1985but
trap in
in 1985
Donsea operated the
developed.
to
be
will
have
stocks will have to be developed.
If this
this site
is to
new brood
brood stocks
reactivated new
to be
be reactivated
site is
If
for
available for
be available
eggs might
niqht be
preclict when
chinook eggs
We cannot predict
or chinook
coho or
when suitable
suitable coho
we
use
u s e here.
here.
Coos
Bay
Coos Bay
o
North
Spit
tforth Spit
o
pernits for
on
site on
for a site
authorized permits
was authorized
Conpanywas
In July
July 1976
1976 Weyerhaeuser
WeyerhaeuserCompany
In
Bay
near
The
release
and
recapture
site,
located
near
Bay
Iocated
site,
recapture
Bay. The release and
the
of Coos
CoosBay.
Spit of
the North Spit
was the same
same
punpedfrom
the bay.
bay. This was
fron the
water pumped
Mile 6,
with water
be operated
operated with
was to
to be
G, was
MiIe
During
bay.
up
bay.
up
miles
3
about
located
water
Anadronouslocated about 3
used by
by Anadromous
wis used
that was
source that
-During
water source
these
Anadronious protested
protested issue
issue of
of these
permits, Anadromous
Tleyerhaeuser
the hearing on
the Weyerhaeuser
permits,
on the
mixing
of
of
nri-xing
properly
not
properly
separate
and
separate
not
would
permits
predicting
that
adults
adults
would
prlaicting
that
-and
;;;*i;;believe
they
did
not
believe
did
said they
Weyerhaeuser representatives
representatives said
occur. lfeyerhaeuser
returns
would occur.
returns would
they
if
if mixing occurred they
that
F!{c
They
also
told
the
FWC
that
the
told
also
problen.
They
this
would be
be aa problem.
thls would
Anadronous'
with Anadromous.
would
natter with
the matter
resolve the
would resolve
proposal' be
be
Weyerhaeuserproposal,
the Weyerhaeuser
to the
according to
wou}d, according
facility would,
The
Spit facility
North Spit
The North
valley
Willamette
Valley
willamette
the
in the
built in
to be built
natcn"rv to
freshwater hatchery
n"n freshwater
supported by a
. new
supported
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1
that
we were
notified that
pages 21
were notified
In 1978
1978 we
(see Freshwater
21 to
to 22).
22). In
(see
Production, pages
Freshwater Production,
for business
business
facilities
the OAF
OAFfacilities
one of
Spit as one
Weyerhaeuser hatl
had included
of the
for
included North Spit
Weyerhaeuser
previously so
the
told the
so told
subsidiary previously
OAFsubsidiary
purposes. tle
it as
as an
an OAF
We had
considered it
had considered
purposes.
treat North
North
to treat
continue to
would continue
we would
but that
that we
acceptable but
change was
was acceptable
company
the change
conpany the
as
site as
recapture site
release recapture
Yaquina release
and the
the Yaquina
freshwater facility,
facility,
Spit, the freshwater
Spit,
parts of
of OAF.
OAF.
separate
separate parts
punping
ponds at
with pumping
Spit along
along with
at North
North Spit
lined ponds
OAF
scveral asphalt
asphalt lined
built several
OAFbuilt
fish
Temporary
Tenporary fish
buildings.
storage buildings.
and storage
and operations
operations and
facilities,
a fishway,
fishway, and
facilities,
The facilities
facilities
The
return.
to return.
beganto
as adults
adults began
handling facilities
were
were installed
installed as
facilities
pernits
production authorized
the permits
under the
authorized under
fult production
to handle
handle the
the full
expanded to
were
were not
not expanded
been issued.
issued.
which had
had been
which
Co.
by Weyerhaeuser,
Weyerhaeuser'Co.
were imported
inported by
Chun salmon
salnon were
Stock Development:
Developnent: Chum
Brood
Brood Stock
that
testing to
1978 after
from
USSR, in
after extensive testing
to be
be certain
certain that
in 1978
Island, USSR,
fron Sakhalin Island,
were
fingerlings were
resulting fingerlings
eggs. The
The resulting
with the
the eggs.
inported with
would not
not be
be imported
disease
disease would
so
chun so
fron the
the imported
inportecl chum
returned from
dozen adults
adults returned
1979. Less
Less than
than a dozen
in 1979.
released
released in
have been
been
eggs have
chun eggs
No other
No
other chum
effort.
inport effort.
fron the
the import
developed from
was developed
no run was
to
effort to
no further
further effort
OAF
OAF made
nade no
States.
the United
United States.
fron outside
outside the
imported
inported from
priority for
for Thiskey
Spit priority
Part of
of the
Whiskey Creek
Creek
the North Spit
at Coos
CoosBay.
Bay. Part
chumat
release chum
young chum
at
chun at
the young
release the
to release
they chose
chose to
but they
chum
OAF but
was exercised
exercised by OAF
chun eggs was
for
scheduled
(Yaquina
alreacly
Creek
stock
other
llhiskey
South
Beach
(Yaquina
Bay)
with
other
Whiskey
Creek
stock
already
scheduled
for
Bay)
with
Beach
South
plan to
this
at this
chumoperations
operations at
to develop
develop chum
Anadromous does
does not plan
there.
Anadronous
release there.
release
tine.
time.
used mainly
nainly
Bay. OAF
OAFused
for Coos
CoosBay.
wasdeveloped
developedfor
No
brood stock
stock was
discrete coho
coho brood
No discrete
ODFW
required
When
there
was
a
choice
ODFW
required
ltas
When
there
Bay.
Coos
Sound stock at
at Coos Bay.
imported Puget
Puget Sound
inportecl
at
of at
Coos Bay
Bay instead
instead of
at Coos
that snolts
smolts from
be released
released at
stocks be
fron Puget Sound
Sound stocks
that
released
stock
Sound
Puget
North
nigrating
Yaquina
Bay
because
we
wanted
this
this
North
migrating
Puget
Sound
stock
released
Yaquina Bay because lre wanted
fisheries.
possible to
to Oregon
Oregonfisheries.
availability to
its availability
to increase
as far
as possible
increase its
far south
south as
This
CoosRiver.
River.
to Coos
Eggs
fall chinook
chinook returning
returning to
fron fall
were collected
collected from
Eggs were
is
is
Anadromous
provided
returns.
Anadronous
progran
brood
stock
stock
of
of
marked
narked
returns.
a small brood
program provided a
and
eggs
has
requested
OAF,
but
started by
by OAF, but has requested eggs and
continuing
this stock
nas started
stock which was
continuing this
is
which is
chinook stock,
stock, which
Roguefall
fall chinook
to the
the Rogue
authorization
from ODFW
ODFW to
to switch
switch to
authorization from
chinook
stock.
tall chinook stock.
at return
return like
like the
the Coos
Coosfall
not dark at
was available
available at
stock was
surplus stock
obtained when
when surplus
Spring
at
chinook eggs were obtained
Spring chinook
is
an
acceptable
stock
is
an
This
Rogue
River.
upper Rogue River.
Cole
CoIe Rivers Hatchery
Hatchery on
on the
the upper
sprinq
of this
this stock as spring
Anadromous will
the use
use of
will continue the
Bay. Anadronous
Coos Bay.
for
for use at
at Coos
program.
part
najor part of their
their program.
chinook are a major
chinook
pen was
to release
release
Bay in
in 1977
1977to
used at
at Coos
CoosBay
hrasused
A floating
net pen
floating net
Operations: A
Qerations:
the
for
facilities
build
recapture
OAF
to build recapture facilities for the
OAF made
nade no
no effort
effort to
86,000
86,OOOcoho.
coho.
fish
again
to
release
allowed
so were
were not
not allowed to release fish again
returning
adults of
of that
that release
release so
returning actults
either the
the
fully develop
develop either
OAF
OAFdid
did not
not fully
built.
facilities
were built.
until recapture facilities
were
until
pernits
production
by
authorized
levels authorized by permits
salnon production levels
facilities
at North Spit
Spit or
or the
the salmon
at
facitities
ponds for
phase construction
for
few ponds
basic phase
construction of
They
of a few
site.
They used
used the
the basic
for
for that
that site.
facilities
From
Fron
these
these
facilities
through 1982.
1982.
1979 through
from 1979
and release
release fron
acclimation and
acclination
coho
of 10.9
10.9 million
nillion coho
and aa high
high of
releases peaked
peaked with
chun in
in 1979
1979 and
$rith 8.2 million
nillion chum
1 5 0 , 0 0 0chinook
c h i n o o k in
1981.
a
long n
i t h 150,000
i n 1981.
along
with
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1
o.
Jordan
ilordan Point
Point
o
o
O
o
S
o
o
permits for
for coho
coho and
and
was authorized
In
1976Anadromous,
authorized permits
March of
of 1976
Anadronous, Inc.
Inc. nas
In March
Coos Bay
County.
Bay in
in Coos
Coos County.
chinook at
at Jordan
near Bay
Mile 9 of
of Coos
Jordan Point
Point located
located near
Bay Mile
chinook
(Colunbia River)
An orderly
at Deer
River) was
was ordered
ordered by FWC
FWC as
ternination at
Deer Island
Island (Columbia
An
orderly termination
'19?6Anadronous
pernits for
Anadromous released fish
fish at
at
they authorized
authorized the
Bay. In
In 1976
the permits
for Coos
CoosBay.
Island in
in compliance
conpliance with
at Deer
Deer Island
Coos
and
with
of that
that facility
and at
for start
start up
up of
facility
Coos Bay
Bay for
Point
Anadromous
continued to
to improve
inprove the
the Jordan
Jordan Point
ternination.
the
the orderly
orderly termination.
Anadronous continued
ponds
rearing
ponds
rearing
for
cenent
they
replaced
temporary
ponds
with
cement
ponds
for
rith
they
replaced
tenporary
facility
as
facility
as
fingerlings
holding adults.
adults.
fingerlings and
and holding
purchased
and purchased
facilities
AnadronLous
raised snolts
smolts in
in their
their own
own or
or leased facilities
and
Anadronous raised
progran.
program.
get
to
their
to
their
enough
begin
contract operators to get enough
smolts
snolts from
fron contract
continued
1983 and
and have
have continued to
Anadromous
leased the
the North
North Spit
to
in 1983
fron OAF
OAFin
Spit site
site from
Anadromousleased
release
there since.
since.
fish from
fron there
release fish
producer among
the
anong the
Anadromous has
has been a major
chinook producer
najor chinook
Anadronous
Broodstock:
Broodstock:
to
stocks to
private operators.
Oregon coastal
coastal stocks
They
of acceptable
acceptable Oregon
They used
nix of
private
used aa mix
operators.
the
chinook is
is the
Rogue stock spring chinook
chinook
brood.
Rogue
fall
chinook brood.
develop their
their fall
develop
They
for release
release by
by Anadromous.
Anadronous. They
acceptable
Coos Bay
Bay and
and is
is reared
reared for
stock for
for Coos
acceptable stock
market
prefer to use
better market
becausethey are of
of better
would
use Rogue
too, because
Roguefall
fall chinook, too,
would prefer
genetic concerns.
quatity, but
of genetic
concerns.
becauseof
quality,
to do
so because
been allowed
do so
but have
have not
not been
allowed to
stocks, which
and OAF
OAFstocks,
Anadromous
ODFW,imported,
inported, and
nix of
of ODFW,
stock is
is a mix
Anadronous coho stock
yearling
uses a yearling
Anadronoususes
are well
outcrossing or
or replacement.
replacenent. Anadromous
underwaywith
with outcrossing
well underway
years. They
tell
progran but
They tell
also in
in some
soneyears.
coho
have released
released zero
zero age
age smolts
smolts also
but have
coho program
progran is
planned for
Anadroinous does
does not
not
yearling coho
the future.
future.
Anadromous
us aa yearling
for the
is planned
coho program
their
in the
the Kiamath
Klanath Basin,
Basin, their
Fort Creek
Creek in
age coho
capability at
at Fort
zero age
coho capability
have a zero
nere
fron Bandon
BandonHatchery,
Hatchery, which were
site.
1984 eggs
eggs from
freshwater rearing
rearing site.
In 1984
sold to
to
river system, and
and ODFW's
other needs
were sold
ODFW'sother
needs were
surplus
surplus to
to the
the hatchery,
hatchery, river
They returned 25,000
25,000 of
of
in 1986.
1986. They
These were
raised for
release in
Anadromous.
Anadromous. These
were raised
for release
(Coquille River
paynent for
Bandon Hatchery
River
Hatchery (Coquille
the
in payment
for the
the eggs.
eggs. Bandon
the smolts
snolts to
to ODFW
ODFSin
for
stocks are
are all
all acceptable
acceptable for
nearby Eel
Lake coho
coho stocks
stock), Coos,
Coos, and
and the
the nearby
Eel Lake
stock),
were available
available
outcrossing or
No surplus
surplus coho
coho eggs
eggs were
replacing Anadromous
Anadromouseggs.
eggs. No
outcrossing
or replacing
in
i n 1985.
1985.
o
o
I
a
Anadromous operations
shifted to
to the
the
have essentially
essentially been
been shifted
Operations:
Anadronous
operations have
Operations:
purchasing
They
still
They
still
in
May
1985.
old
OAF
site
which
Anadromous
completed
purchasing
in
May
1985.
which
Anadronous
conpleted
old OAF site
or that
that
operate Jordan Point
fron releases
there or
returning from
releases there
retrieve adults
adults returning
Point to
to retrieve
of
In
authorized continued operation
operation of
1985 the
FWCauthorized
bypass
Spit site.
site.
fn 1985
the FWC
North Spit
bypass the North
both sites
Bay for
for release
and recapture.
recapture.
sites on
on Coos
Coos Bay
release and
Anadromous
began releases
in 1983
at the
OAFNorth
North Spit
Spit site
site which they
Anadronous began
releases in
1983 at
the OAF
needs.
from OAF
OAF in
the site
site would
wouldmeet
their needs.
leased fron
in 1983
1983 and
and 1984
1984 to
to see
see if
if the
neet their
joinbly.
1984
1984
jointly.
In
recapture
operations
operations
In
1983
Anadromous
ran
In
In 1983 OAF
OAF and
and Anadronous ran recapture
purchase
Anadromous
was solely
Final
Anadromouswas
solely responsible
responsible for
for operation
operati.on at
at the
Final purchase
the site.
site.
fron
from OAF
OAF was
was in
in May
of 1985.
Mayof
rebuilt the
site by removing
1985. They
They rebuilt
the site
the small
snall
renoving the
ponds and
asphalt ponds
asphalt
and building
building large,
large, long
long cement
cenent raceways.
racelrays.
Anadronoushas
production releases
has expanded
expandedits
its production
Anadromous
releases but at
at a rate
rate which
will
which will
years to
take several
several years
to reach
reach the
permitted release.
take
the total
total of
of their
their permitted
release. They
They rear
rear
juvenile at
coho
Fort Creek
Creek and
coho juvenile
at Fort
and have
have held
held adult
aautt spring
spring chinook
chinook there.
there.
In
In
recent
they contracted
contracted with
recent years
years they
with OAF
Oar at
at Springfield
Springfield to
to hold
hold and
and spawn
spawn fall
faII
-'t5-15-
I
juvenile coho
coho to
to Anadromous
Anadronous
OAF
sells the juvenile
OAF sells
for
at Springfield
the fall
fall chinook
chinook at
Springfield for
at Fort
Fort Creek
Creek and
and rear
rear the
for
for rearing
rearing at
the
snolts
to
Coos
Bay.
until time
tine to
to ship
ship the smolts to Coos Bay.
Anadronousuntil
Anadromous
and coho
coho adults
adults for
for them.
them.
chinook and
participating with
fron aa
offshore from
salnon offshore
with OAF
OAFin
in releasing
releasing salmon
Anadromous
is participating
Anadronous is
progran
ocean
conplinents
another
oDFgand
and compliments another ocean
by ODFW
This
This program was
lras authorized
authorized by
barge.
barge.
ODFS.
conducted by
by ODFW.
release
release study conducted
which
corporation in
in which
Anadromous
was formed as a corporation
Anadronous was
the company
conpany
As the
As
and associates.
associates.
its officers
otticers and
was held
held by
by its
the stock
stock was
most
nost of
of the
of
the number
nunber of
Coos Bay
Bay the
Island and
then at
at Coos
and then
at Deer
Deer Island
continued
operation at
continued operation
Corporation became
becane
Menasha Corporation
and Menasha
and
0i1
Oil
Charter
increased.
stockholders increased.
stockholders
'1976-77 startup
Point
The
Jordan Point
Bay.
The Jordan
at Coos
Coos Bay.
startup at
the 1976-77
during the
stockholders
stockholders during
was
Anadronouswas
In 1978-79
1978-?9 Anadromous
fron Menasha.
Menasha. In
on land
land leased
leased from
facility was
was located on
facility
ODFW.
they provided
to reports
reports they
according to
shareholders according
still
owned
by over
over 20
20 shareholders
Provided ODFW.
still
owned by
interest
purchase stock
controlling interest
retained controlling
stock and
and retained
to purchase
Charter
continued to
Oif continued
Charter Oil
the
of the
all of
own nearly
nearly all
who now
now own
Petroleun who
until
was sold
sold to
to British
British Petroleum
stock was
until the
the stock
Anadro[ous.
in Anadromous.
stock in
Developnent:
Business Development:
Business
Slough
Stock Slough
pernit in
on
1975 for
for aa site
site on
chun salmon
salnon permit
Calvin Heckard was
was issued
issued aa chum
in 1976
Calvin
ltlr.
Mr.
Coos
County.
in
in
Coos
County.
Coos
Bay,
Slough,
of
Catching
Stock Slough,
tributary of Catching Slough, Coos Bay,
Slough, tributary
but
state, but
tlashington state,
in Washington
tribes in
Indian tribes
from Indian
Heckard
eggs from
to obtain
obtain eggs
Heckard planned to
were
tested
facilities
rearing
Temporary incubation
and rearing facilities were tested
incubation and
Tenporary
available.
none
none rdere
were available.
progran
Creek program
llhiskey Creek
the Whiskey
Chum eggs
provided by
surplus to
to the
eggs surplus
OSU. Chun
by OSU.
with
eggs provided
with eggs
Releases
in
in
Releases
available
in
1984.
in
1984.
purchased in
but were
were not
not available
1983 but
1982 and
and 1983
were purchased
in 1982
were
facility.
young of
Mr. Heckard's
Heckard's facility.
to Mr.
returned to
which returned
1985
were the young
adults which
of adults
1985 were
and improved
inproved
1983 and
in 1983
returning adults
adults in
capture returning
Mr. Heckard
to capture
trap to
Heckard built
built aa trap
coho
collected
the trap
trap successfully
successfully collected coho
Although few
returned, the
few chum
chumreturned,
in 1984.
1984. Although
it
it in
project
in
coho
ODFW
used
these
coho
in
used
upstrean. ODFW
STEPproject upstream.
fron aa STEP
which
been released
released from
had been
which had
use
for
was collected
collected for use
program to
and milt
nilt was
boxes and
their STEP
STEP program
supply incubation
incubation boxes
to supply
their
production females.
fenales.
to outcross their
their production
Anadromous to
by Anadronous
Burnt Hill
Hill Creek
Burnt
.
Salron Ranch
Ranch
Burnt
Burnt Bill
f,ill Salmon
pSH permit
Salnon
to Burnt
Burnt Hill
HilI Salmon
pernit for
for issue
issue to
authorized for
A
was authorized
for chinook
chinook was
A PSH
in Curry
(BHSR)in
Hill Creek
Creek in
Burnt Hill
on Burnt
site is
is located
located on
19?8. The
The site
in 1978.
ttd. (BHSR)
Ranch,
Ranch, Ltd.
The
without an
an estuary.
estuary. The
ocean tributary
tributary without
direct ocean
is aa direct
Hill Creek
Creek is
County.
Burnt Hill
County.
(and
Highway
on Highway
culvert) on
fill
najor fill
BHSR facility
was
(and culvert)
between a major
constructed between
was constructed
facility
BHSR
the
1979, after
The BHSR
permit was
was not
not issued until
until 1979,
after the
beach. The
BHSRpermit
ocean beach.
101
and the ocean
101 and
F[C.
as required
required by
by the
the FWC.
company
financing as
conpany had
had obtained financing
partnership and
sold
and sold
forned as a limited
linited partnership
BHSR was
was formed
Developnent: BHSR
Business Development:
Business
to
was related
related to
stock was
All
AII of
of their
their stock
operations.
fund construction
construction and
and operations.
stock
stock to
to fund
they had
been authorized
for 5 niltion
the
total of
the release permit
permit for
million chinook they
had been
authorized
the total
of the
they had
had no
no fall-back
fall-back
was sold
sold they
$5 million
worth of
when their
their $S
million worth
of stock
stock was
so when
position.
pernit limitation
but this
this
They
tried to
to obtain
obtain additional
additional release
release permit
linitation
position.
They tried
but
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I
I
S
o
o
private
on additional
additional private
noratoriun on
fell
of
the existing
within the
the limitation
liuitation
of the
existing moratorium
fetl within
production
the
FWC.
by
hatcheries
or
new
production
so
this
was
turned
down
by
the
FWC.
new
so this was turned down
hatcheries
proved much
than
much more
nore expensive
expensive than
The original
construction at
at the
the site
site proved
The
original construction
punping
their pumping
of their
expected with
with high costs
and installation
installation of
road building
building and
costs for
for road
ponds for
proposed ponds
for
the proposed
aII of
of the
did not
conplete all
station
the ocean.
ocean. BHSR
BHSRdid
not complete
station in
in the
initial
adults and
and initial
holding adults
They
for
for holding
They leased
outside facilities
facilities
rearing fish.
fish.
leased outside
potential to
pond capacity
Their saltwater
development potential
to
capacity limited
their developnent
rearing.
s'altwater pond
linrited their
rearing.
Their
pernitted production
production of
nillion chinook.
chinook.
of 55 million
less than
of their
than one-half of
their permitted
could
they could
told us
us they
BHSR borrowed noney
money to
to operate
operate and told
BIISR
They
They
low.
$rere too
too low.
1982 and
and 1983
1983 were
because their
their returns
because
returns in
in 1982
In
over to
to
assets over
their assets
contributed
this.
1983 BHSR
BHSRturned
turned their
contributed to
to this.
In 1983
bidder.
the highest
highest bidder.
creditors
who in
facility to
to the
creditors who
in turn
turn sold
sold the
the facility
(OPSR).
is Oregon-Pacific
Oregon-Pacific Salmon
Salnon Ranch
Ranch(OPSR).
is
S
S
.
S
not
not repay
repay it
it
felt
Nino
felt El
EI Nino
of their
their
one
one of
The
new owner
owner
The new
fron
attempted
collect eggs
eqgs from
to collect
ODFW
attenpted to
Developnent: At first
first ODFW
Brood Stock
Brood
Stock Development:
Rogue
of
of the
lower Rogue
the lower
tributary
fall chinook
which entered
Lobster Creek,
Creek, a tributary
falI
chinook which
entered Lobster
to keep
keep the
were not able to
I{e were
for use
BHSR. We
River,
obtain a brood
stock for
use by
by BHSR.
River, to
to obtain
brood stock
faII and
ancl
in the
the late
late fall
rack operational
operational during
during high
high flows
to this
this stream
strean in
flows common
conmonto
rack
to Lobster
tobster
Most of
released back to
snolts were
were released
early
early winter.
llost
the resulting
resulting smolts
winter.
of the
between
with the
the agreement
Creek
agreenent between
renoved in
in accordance
accordancewith
Creek as repayment
repaynent for
for eggs
eggs removed
Some
fall chinook
chinook
Sone fall
BHSR
operation.
funded the
the trapping
trapping operation.
BHSRand
and ODFW.
0DFW. BHSR
BHSRalso
also funded
HiIl
flows in
in Burnt
Burnt Hill
smolts
1982. Low
fall flows
snolts were
BHSRin
in 1980
1980and
and 1982.
Low fall
were released
released by
by BHSR
purnpingocean
so adults
adults
strean flow
flow so
Creek, the
to augment
augnent the
the stream
expense of
of pumping
ocean water to
the expense
poor
get from
the poor
the beach,
beach, and
and the
could get
trap in
the creek
creek above
abovethe
fron the ocean
in the
ocean to
to aa trap
production of
plan for
give up
fall
of fall
availability
of eggs led
up their
their plan
for production
availability
of
BHSRto
to give
led BHSR
chinook.
chinook.
on the
the
Surplus spring
available at
Cole Rivers Hatchery on
were available
at Cole
spring chinook eggs
eggs were
production.
purchased
part
As
adults
As
adults
BHSR
purchased
part
of
these
to
begin
their
production.
to
begin
their
BHSR
of these
water for
naturation
returned they
they lrere
were successful
in holding
fresh water
for maturation
then in
in fresh
returned
successful in
holding them
problen
previously
BHSR
BHSR
conpanies.
This
had
previously
been
a
problem
for
other
companies.
a
for
other
and
spawning.
spawning.
been
and
had
production
returns
but
najor
was
able
to
use
their
own
broodstock
to
increase
production
but
major
returns
broodstock
to
increase
was
to use their own
could
c o u l d not
e x p e c t e duntil
1 9 8 5or
o r 1986.
1985.
n o t be
b e expected
u n t i l 1985
Rogue.
Rogue.
Oregon
Oregon Pacific
Salnon Ranch
Ranch
Pacific Salmon
purchased the
1984 and
and
OPSR
the adults
Ranch Ltd.
Ltd. in
in 1984
of Burnt
Hill Salmon
Salmon Ranch
OPSRpurchased
adults of
Burnt Hill
small
number
of
number
of
fall.
A
snall
released
spring
chinook
and
collected
adults
that
fall.
collected
adults
that
released spring
and
chinook
were
available
for
release
in
1985.
chinook were available for release in 1985.
per year
year to
plan to
their
to establish
million chinook
establish their
chinook per
OPSR
OPSRplan
to release
release about
about 1 million
OPSR
trap
on
These
will
be
raised
from
eggs
collected
at
the
OPSR
trap
on
raised from eggs collected at the
brood
brood stock.
These will
stock.
the
nearby
Burnt HilI
Hill Creek
held at
an isolation
isolation facility
facility along the nearby
Burnt
Creek in
in 1985
1985and
and held
at an
They now
now operate
operate the
the isolation
facility at
at a temporary
temporary site
site and
and
Pistol River.
Pistol
They
isolation facility
planning to
pernanent
are planning
build
a
permanent
facility
for
holding
adults
in
isolation,
for holdinq adults in isolation,
to build a
facility
incubation,
incubation, and
and initial
initial rearing.
rearing.
1
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I.
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i
SYALUATION
EVALUATION
private consultants,
consultants'
hired private
have conducted
evaluations, hired
Private
operators have
conducted evaluations,
Private operators
ot
the
etfects of
paid
or
nonitor
graduate
to evaluate
evaluate or monitor the effects
0DFtt to
graduate students,
students, and have paid ODFW
is
infornecl
been
ODFW
ha^s
An estimate
costs of
of which ODFW has been informed is
those costs
An
estiuate for
for those
operations.
operations.
Table 6.
6.
in Table
shown
shownin
evaluation
for evaluation
fish for
All
chinook pernittees
permittees are
are required
required to
to mark
mark fish
coho and.
and chinook
All coho
salmon stocks
purposes which
of the
of
the salnon
deternination
which includes
includes determination
monitoring
monitoring purposes
fisheries.
ocean fisheries.
to the
the ocean
contribution to
their contribution
migration routes
routes and
of their
and estimation
estination of
migration
pSH's also mark
tor aa
operators for
bilts the
the operators
0DFWbills
research. ODFW
their own
ownresearch.
for their
nark fish
fish for
PSH's
tag
fish and tag
tagged fish
projects,
related
to the
of tagged
recovery of
portion of
the recovery
related to
our projects,
portion
of our
year
the year
proportion of
released the
fish each
each released
processing based
of tagged
tagged fish
the proportion
processing
based on the
gther
and
PSHand
specific PSH
projects undertaken by ODFW
relate to
to aa specific
prior.
which relate
Other projects
0DFWwhich
prior.
pernittee.
to that
that permittee.
billed to
are billed
production levels.
of their
their
Much of
levels.
Much
to production
rapidly to
expanded releases
releases rapidly
OAF
OAF expanded
(Iarge
production
of
fish.
nunbers)
levels
experimentation
has
been
done
with
production
levels
(large
numbers)
of
fish.
done
with
been
experinentation
particularly
proportion
particularly
the
fish,
all
of
produced
large
a relatively
large proportion of all the fish,
relatively
They
for P511's
PSH's has
has been
been with
with OAF
OAF
our evaluation
evaluation for
of our
!{uch of
PSH's. Much
by PSH's.
released by
coho, released
we
coho,
which
produced
of
zero
age
large
nunbers
releases
because
they
have
produced
large
numbers
of
zero
age
coho,
which
we
have
releases because
did
other
other
than
than
did
fish
nore
they marked
narked more fish
and they
know more
nore about, and
to know
needed to
needed
specific
antl required
required specific
their experiments
experinents and
of their
We
results of
We analyzed
analyzed results
operators.
operators.
ancl
chinook
coho
Other
coho
and
chinook
ocean.
groups
in the
the ocean.
for evaluation
evaluation in
groups to
to be
be marked
narked for
as
required
and
experinents
own experiments and as required
their own
tish for
for both their
operators
have marked
also have
narked fish
operators also
for our
our evaluations.
evaluations.
for
and
done and
been done
work that
has been
that has
of the
the work
In this
review some
sone of
wiII review
section we
we will
this section
fn
obtained.
been obtained.
the information
that has
has been
infornation that
Survival
Fish Survival
Fish
profitability
operation
and continued
continued operation
to profitability
Survival
of fish
and
is basic
basic to
fish reared is
Survival of
pSH's.
and
public
property
the
wild and
in
while in the wild
Fish released at
at PSH's
PSH's are public property while
of PSH's.
of
not
is not
The
operator is
The PSR
PSHoperator
fishernen.
and sport
sport fishermen.
can be
by commercial
conuercial and
be taken
taken by
is
to the
the PSI!
PSH is
Thus the most
conponentto
nost important
inportant component
fish.
Thus
for these
these fish.
compensated for
conpensated
product.
group from
sales product.
stock and
and sales
his brood
obtain his
brood stock
the
return group
which he
he must
nust obtain
fron which
the return
partially because
PSH's
from PSH's
releases from
because annual releases
have not
consistent partially
not been
been consistent
Returns have
Efforts with
with chinook have
have been
been more
development of
of
uore toward developnent
variable.
Efforts
have been
have
been variable.
production.
been more
nore
PSH's
PSH's have been
full authorized
authorized production.
broodstock
than toward
toward full
broodstock than
for release
release
coho for
raised coho
have raised
active with
with coho, have
stocks, and
and have
coho stocks,
have imported
inported coho
active
our evaluations
evaluations
concentrated our
We have
have concentrated
ODFW. We
used by
by ODFW.
at
other than those
those used
at times
tines other
private operations
on coho.
coho.
operations on
of
of private
private hatcheries
than
lower rate
rate than
Coho adults
adults have
have returned
returned to
to the
the private
hatcheries at
at aa lower
Coho
(Cunnings1985).
poor
to ODFW's
ODFT'sFall
Fall Creek
to
Creek Hatchery
Hatchery (Cummings
1985). Reasons
Reasonsfor
for relatively
relatively poor
previously at
coho survival
survival previously
at the
the PSH's
coho
PSH'sare
are not
all known.
known. However,
not all
However, survival
survival
generally
(except during
inproved at
at some
stations (except
sone stations
EI Nino) as size
generally improved
during El
size at
at release
was increased.
increased. PSH
was
PSHoperators
operators release
release far
far more
nore coho
coho than
than they
can accommodate
they can
acconmodate
in
their facilities
facilities
one time.
in their
at
at one
tine.
To do this
this they
they release coho
coho from
May into
fron May
into
August and
have also released
and have
August
released them
then in
in September.
Septenber. They
They found
found that
that coho
coho must
must be
be
per pound
pound originally
larger
progranned in
the 25
25 per
originally programmed
larger than
than the
in the
the facility
<tesign for
for
facility design
--1818-
.
o.
o
o
o
o
o
a
o
o
o
(chinook also
that size
nust
antl that
size must
OAF(chinook
also had
had to
to be
than they expected)
expected) and
larger than
OAF
be larger
progresses. Even
size at
at release
for
release for
with larger
larger size
the season
seasonprogresses.
Even with
increase as the
(accelerated growth
growth to
first
stage in
in the
snolt stage
zero age
age smolts
to reach the
the smolt
the first
snolts (accelerated
also
also
both
both
year
year
(16 to
year of
of
18 months
nonths of
coho (16
to 18
ternr coho
full term
and full
instead
of the
the second
seconil year
of life)
life) and
instead of
and
fron JuIy
returning from
adults returning
the adults
stage), the
snolt stage),
hatchery growth
growth to
attain the
July and
the smolt
to attain
pound
per pound
15 per
at 15
released at
generally smaller
those released
are those
August releases
releases are generally
snaller than are
August
at
1)
released
1)
coho
at
coho
that:
r
conclude
Thus
I
conclude
that:
Thus
end
of
June.
the end of June.
larger before the
or larger
or
than
life
throughout
smaller
be
tend
to
June
small
to
moderate
size
after
June
tend
to
be
smaller
throughout
life
than
small to noderate size after
summer
the sumner
as the
snolts as
larger smolts
releasing larger
earlier,
and
and 2t
those released
released earlier,
those
2)
provide
growth,
does
does
provide
aa
but
ocean
progresses does
lost ocean growth, but
for lost
fully compensate
conpensate for
progresses
does not
not fully
coho.
snall coho.
of small
release of
the release
fron the
be realized
realized from
larger adult
adult than can
can be
larger
(longer than
prior
20 inches)
Prior to
to 1985
we used
used only
only adult
adult coho
coho (longer
than 20
inches) to
to estirnate
estimate
1985 we
was
there was
size there
snall in
in size
were small
Because
adults were
coho adults
sone coho
Because some
return.
and total
total return.
catch and
jacks in
adults
snall adults
Jacks and
and small
Jacks
returns.
of returns.
the records
records of
in the
nunber of
of jacks
an
an inflated
inflated number
biological
size for
for biological
rather than size
analysis rather
scale analysis
separated by scale
are now
now separated
This
data.
earlier data.
revise earlier
to revise
methodto
this method
We
also used
used this
We also
considerations.
considerations.
(Cumnings,1982,
in that
that
1983) in
past reports
1982, 1983)
reports (Cummings,
somepast
changes
those in
in some
fron those
Tab}e 7? from
changesTable
with
jacks shown
included with
now included
Small coho
coho adults
adults are now
less.
shownis
is less.
of jacks
the number
the
nunber of
1984
in 1984
fish.
Returns in
Returns
of fish.
of numbers
numbersof
nost calculations
calculations of
in most
the other
adults in
the
other adults
probably due
to aa
year of
due to
poor El
of 1983 probably
El Nino year
improved
slightly over
over the
the poor
inproved slightly
to
protect natural
Survival to
spawners. Survival
natural spawners.
to protect
season needed
needed to
shortened
fishing season
shortened fishing
years. The
teII us
us
The operators
operators tell
than earlier
earlier years.
in 1985
1985 was
was better
better than
returning
adults in
returning adults
pernit to
a
declare a
to declare
at full
full permit
return at
1? to
to 2%
Zeoreturn
they
need to
more than
than a 1%
to obtain
obtain nore
they need
coho
1984 coho
The
The 1984
andfacilities.
facilities.
profit after
in research
research and
profit
after amortizing
anortizing investment
investnent in
the
below the
were well
well below
levels were
release levels
2eo,but
but release
returns
exceed 2%,
first to
to exceed
returns were the first
in
prelininary
returns
figures
showed
The
operators
reported
preliminary
figures
showed
returns
in
pernitted.
reported
The
operators
total
total permitted.
the
from
fron
Aqua-Foods
Aqua-Foods
Oregon
Oregon
at
at
4%
and
4%
and
6%
at
Anadromous
6Z
at
Anadronous
exceeded
1986 exceeded
1986
These release
1985. These
in 1985.
conpanyin
each company
by each
approximately
released by
nillion coho
coho released
approxinately 4 million
operators
protluction
the
coho
that
for
levels
are
still
well
below
the
full
production
for
coho
that
the
operators
the
full
well
below
levels are still
reduce
to reduce
profit.
If
operators continue to
the operators
If the
show aa profit.
be needed
needed to
to show
told us would
would be
told
qood
wiII
they
conditions
ocean
production
ancl
levels
of
coho
production
during
improving
and
good
ocean
conditions
they
will
inproving
during
of
coho
levels
due
losses
financial
for
to
conpensate
not be
able
to
build
up
funds
necessary
to
compensate
for
financial
losses
due
up
necessary
to buitd
funds
be
poor
conditions.
ocean
poorer
of
in times
tines of poor ocean conditions.
to
fish
rates in
fish survival
survival rates
to
Straying
Straying
( 1 9 8 2 , 1983,
( 1 9 8 0 ) , Cummings
1983,
C u m n i n g s (1982,
b y Meyers
M e y e r s (1980),
h a s been
b e e n discussed
d i s c u s s e d by
S t r a y i n g has
Straying
(
1
982)
(
1
9
8
2
)
,
D
y
k
e
V
a
n
a
n
d
N
i
c
h
o
l
a
s
1984),
Nicholas,
Van
Dyke,
a n d Buckman
B u c k n a n(1982), Nicholas and Van Dyke (1982)
an D
y k e , and
icholas, V
1
984), N
(1983)
spawning
annual
(1983),
McGie
in
by
and
Nicholas and
and Herring
(1983),
Jonasson
(1983)
and
by
McGie
in
annual
spawning
Jonasson
lterring
( 1 9 8 5 , in
( i n process),
p r o c e s s ) , tthen
in
1 9 8 3 , 1984)
h e n by
J a c o b s(1986,
b y Jacobs
1 9 8 5 (in
a n d 1985
1 9 8 4 ) and
fish
f i s h reports
r e p o r t s ((1983,
draft)..
draft)
juveniles moving
renaining
and remaining
moving upbay
upbay and
sone juveniles
Meyers
found some
19?8 and
19?9 found
Meyers in
in 1978
and 1979
that the
the
She
estimated
that
period
She
estimated
release.
after release.
of time
tine after
in the
the bay
bay for
for aa period of
in
juveniles
founcl
a
found
few
weeks.
Others
within
two
juveniles were
were nostly
mostly out
of the estuary
estuary within two weeks.
out of
juveniles
patterns
tidewater
in
sone
scale
patterns
in
some
tidewater
scale
OAF tags
distinctive
juveniles with
with OAF
tags or
or distinctive
results.
low confirming
confirning Meyers
Meyers results.
tributaries
the numbers
were comparatively
tributaries
but the
nunbers were
comparatively low
juvenile coho
portion of
OAFwere
observed in
in
In
coho released
released by OAF
were observed
In 1982 a portion
of the
the juvenile
(Jonasson1983).
any
tributaries of
of the
the lower
1983). We
We have
have not
not found any
lower Yaquina
Yaquina River
River (Jonasson
tributaries
large group
coho moving
since 1982.
1982.
uoving above
above the
the release
release site
site since
large
group of
of coho
-19-
I
ltas
and 1983
1982 and
1983 was
fish in
in 1982
'upstream' fish
these 'upstrean'
Extensive
evaluation of
of these
Extensive evaluation
wire tags
tags and
and scale
scale
fron coded
coded wire
were identified
identified from
OAF. These
These coho
financed
financed by
by OAF.
coho were
across the
the bay
bay
PSHacross
then at
at their
their PSH
analysis
to be
had released
released them
analysis to
be from
fron OAF
OAFwhich
which had
May 1983
1983 but
but
until May
in the
the streams
streams until
from Newport.
coho remained
renained in
fron
Newport. A few
few of
of these
these coho
generally declined
December-January
after the December-January
and after
numbers
declined during
during and
their
their
nunbers generally
(92e.) were released
after
released after
freshets.
We
nost of
of these coho
coho (92%)
freshets.
We found that
that most
conditions
tenperature conditions
be unusual
unusual temperature
were thought
thought to
to be
August
August 25.
25. Although there
there were
than
movenentrather
rather than
upstrean movement
onshore in
nay have
have increased
increased upstream
in the
the ocean
oiean which
which may
no longer
longer
wewould
would no
that we
out migration
operators that
1982 we,
we, at
ODFI{,informed
informed operators
nigration in
in 1982
at ODFW,
Experimental
production level
Experinental
20.
level releases
allow
of coho
coho after
after August
August 20.
allow production
releases of
particularly
The
were particularly
The operators
operators were
releases
releases after
after August
August 20,
allowed.
20, are allowed.
had
best survivals
survivals had
reported their
their best
about the
restriction
and
concerned about
the ODFW
and reported
ODFIN
restriction
juveniles has
Major upstream
has not
not
of juveniles
come from
Septemberreleases.
upstrean movement
novenent of
cone
from September
releases.
year at
years at
Coos
Siuslaw or
or Coos
at Siuslaw
been
in any
any year
been observed
observed in
at Yaquina
Yaquina Bay
Bay or
or in
in other
other years
private operators.
been cases
cases
There have
have been
bays
coho are
by private
operators. There
bays where
where coho
are also
also released
released by
but
upstrean
nigrated
have
reported
where coho
by
ODFW
in
freshwater
have
migrated
upstream
but
reported where
coho released
ODFII
in
freshwater
released
condition
sone
local
these
were
not
common
and
are
thought
to
be
caused
by
some
local
condition
are
thought
to
be
caused
by
these
not conmon and
such
such as
as cooler
cooler water
water upstream.
upstream.
private
areas above
above private
Adults
spawningareas
have been
to stray
stray to
to the
the spawning
Adults have
been found
found to
this
For
some
reason
this
appears
reason
appears
sone
to adjacent
adjacent streams.
streans.
salmon
salnon hatchery
hatchery sites
sites and
and to
probleur with
This
zero age
snolts.
age smolts.
to
that were
were released
released as
as zero
to be
be more
more of
with coho
coho that
of aa problem
prior
fish
to
the shorter
time that
that OAF
holds fish prior to
OAF holds
could
also be a result
shorter time
could also
result of
of the
facility
on
Beach facility
We
OAF's South
South Beach
these strays
strays above
above OAF's
release.
release.
lfe have
have observed
observed these
Stray
hatcheries.
at Salmon
and occasionally
at other
other hatcheries.
Yaquina
Yaquina Bay,
Bay, at
Salnon River,
River, and
occasionally at
fron
coho returned
returned from
adults
Eel Lake
trap when
when adult
adult coho
adults have been found
Lake trap
found at
at our Eel
This
may be a
Bay.
This may
large releases
releases of
of zero
nade by
OAFat
at Coos
CoosBay.
large
zeto age coho
coho made
by OAF
yearling
yet to
enough yearling
release enough
coincidence
or it
coincidence or
operators have
have yet
to release
it may
nay be
be that
that operators
or
in a
facility
their facility
coho
or in
significant showing
showing above
above their
coho at
at one
one time
time to
nake aa significant
to make
yearling releases
above the
the
been found
found above
Adult
have been
fron yearling
releases have
nearby
nearby stream.
strean.
Adult coho
coho from
above OAF's
OAF's
Yaquina above
the Yaquina
releasing
hatchery but
but not
not at
at the
the levels
levels found
found in
in the
releasing hatchery
available
and made
nade available
will be
be analyzed
analyzed and
facility or
or at Salmon
facility
Salnon River.
River. These
These data will
fron the
the
coho adults
adults from
As
the numbers
nunbers of
of returning
returning coho
in
in aa separate
separate report.
report.
As the
yearling releases
moreconcentrated
concentrated
lre began
beganmore
yearling
at Coos
Bay increased
increased in
in 1983
1983we
releases at
Coos Bay
grounds there.
Coos System
Systen
in the Coos
strays in
efforts to
to examine
efforts
exanine spawning
there. We
lfe found
founcl strays
spawning grounds
generally
in adjacent
adjacent
adults in
but generally not
not at
we operate
capture adults
but
traps which we
operate to
to capture
at traps
streams.
streans.
separate out
adults to
to separate
At Salmon
Salnon River in
scales were
fron adults
in 1983
1983 scales
were collected
collected from
ODFW
scale
ODFW
scale analysts
analysts
strays
strays from
frorn those
for hatchery
hatchery egg
egg collection.
collection.
those being
being used
used for
in 1983
1983
found
nearly 50%
of the adults
adults which
which entered the Salmon
Salmon River hatchery in
found nearly
50%of
pattern peculiar
peculiar to
tags
with an
an accelerated
accelerated scale
Codedwire tags
with
to OAF
OAFreleases.
releases. Coded
scale pattern
verified that
Other strays
strays were
were
verified
that these
these fish
OAFon
fish originated
originated at
at OAF
on the
the Yaquina.
Yaquina. Other
In
also
also found
found at
In 1984
1984 the
at Salmon
SalmonRiver
but in
relatively low
low numbers.
nunbers.
River but
in relatively
accelerated scale
sanpled at
at
accelerated
scale pattern
pattern nade
made up
up only
only 2.9%
of the
adults sampled
2.9e" of
the coho
coho adults
qrounds and
Salnon River
found
Salmon
River Hatchery.
and found
Hatchery. We
spawning grounds
We collected
collected scales
scales on
on the
the spawning
This is
1O.2e"occurrence
well
a 10.2%
occurrence of
This
is well
of accelerated
accelerated scales
scales in
in those
those collected.
collected.
below the estimated
The
below
estimated occurrence
The
occurrence on
on the
the Yaquina
Yaquinasystem
spawningareas.
areas.
systemspawning
occurrence
OAFstrays
occurrence of
of OAF
strays increased
lower levels
levels
increased at
at Salmon
Salnon River
1985, but
but lower
River in
in 1985,
of strays
of
strays were found
found at
at other,
facilities.
We
other, nearby ODFW
ODFW
t{e did
did not
not do
do
facilities.
proportions at
definitive
studies to
to define
definitive studies
define the
the proportions
at other
other stations,
stations, however.
however.
-20-20-
.
o,
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
grounds there
On the
On
is aa separation
in time
tine of
of
the Yaquina
Yaquina River
River spawning
spawning grounds
there is
separation in
bulk of
of
do the
the bulk
return
with most
earlier than
than do
the hatchery
hatchery adults
returning earlier
return with
nost of
of the
adults returning
preponcleranceof
fron the
the
of each
each run
run from
tends to
to separate
the preponderance
the wild
wild coho.
coho. This tends
separate the
grounds. There
There
on the
the spawning
spawninggrounds.
other
naturally, cross
cross breeding
breeding on
other and
nininizes, naturally,
and minimizes,
preponderance of
coho
hatchery coho
of hatchery
the preponderance
is
by area
with the
separation by
area with
is also
also some
sone separation
(which are
the
in the
snall) and
antl in
spawning
are relatively
relatively small)
tributaries (which
the tidewater
spawning in
in the
tidewater tributaries
to spawn
spawn
expecteclto
wild coho
coho are
are expected
lower river
river and
and tributaries
tributaries while
more of
the wild
while more
of the
(a major
Some
Sone
tributary).
Yaquina tributary).
najor Yaquina
in the
Big Elk
Elk (a
in
the upper
upper Yaquina and upper Big
Anadronous
No stray
stray Anadromous
however. No
strays
throughout the
the system
systen however.
strays have
been found
found throughout
have been
or 1985-86.
1985-86.
Bayin
in 1984-85
1984-85or
coho
CoosBay
to Coos
fron streams
streams adjacent
adjacent to
coho were
reported from
were reported
grounds
adjacent
and
Yaquina
River, the
the Yaquina and adjacent
We
on Coos
Coos River,
spawning grounds on
Se are examining
exanining the spawning
yet available.
data will
will
These data
available. These
streams for
not yet
1986but
but results
results are
are not
in 1986
streans
for strays in
1987.
be
due out
out in
in 1987.
report due
in aa separate
separate report
be discussed
discussed in
at
coho straying
straying into
wild coho
In 1981
the number
of wild
into OAF
OAF at
number of
estinated the
1981 ODYW
ODFtfestimated
In
Parker
Estimates in
in 1982
were made
(Nicholas and
madeby Parker
1982 were
Newport (Nicholas
and Van
Van Dyke
Dyke 1982).
1982). Estinates
Newport
These
were
estinates were
These estimates
the University
l{ashington.
University of
of Washington.
of the
and
(1983) of
and Fisher
Fisher (1983)
There
There
reports.
published by the University
in several
several ODFW
ODFW
published
reports.
and in
University of
of Washington
Washington and
were
estinates were
of these
these estimates
assunptions of
was some
not the
the assumptions
to whether
whether or
or not
was
concern as to
sone concern
coho
marked coho
The estimates
large
that no marked
considering that
large considering
seen relatively
relatively
estinates seem
met.
The
net.
(whenthat
wasoperated)
operated)
that facility
facility was
released
above South
tlright Creek
Creek (when
South Beach
Beach at
at Wright
released above
South Beach
Beach in
in
caught at
at South
strayed
coho were
were caught
and that
no adult
atlult coho
Beach and
that no
strayed into
South Beach
into South
One
One
releases.
South Beach
Beachreleases.
the
fron South
were due
there from
due back
back there
adults were
the years before
before adults
1985
We
in 1985
We noted
noted in
wild fish.
fish.
than wild
would expect hatchery
nore than
fish to
to stray
stray more
hatchery fish
fairly
!{ere fairly
into the
the Yaquina
Yaquina were
that
straying into
OAF-origin adults
adults straying
of OAF-origin
that the
nunbers of
the numbers
percentage occurrence
varied considerably
considerably
adults varied
constant
of these
these adults
occurrence of
the percentage
constant but
but the
so called
called
The occurrence
of so
occurrence of
with
of wild
wild spawners.
spawners. The
escapenent of
with changes
in the escapement
changes in
proportional
grounds
to
so
been
hatchery
strays
on
the
spawning
grounds
has
not
so
far
been
proportional
to
not
far
has
spawning
the
hatchery strays
This
is
all
all
This
is
Beach.
to
South
the
numbers
of
coho
released
from
or
returning
to
South
Beach.
or
returning
the nunbers of coho reLeased fron
the
using the
rather
confusing and
and certainly
certainly caution
caution should
should be
be exercised
exercised in
in using
rather confusing
grounds.
scales
These
data
and
the
scales
and
the
These
data
the
estimates
of
strays
to
the
spawning
grounds.
strays
to
spawning
estinates of
olcl-fashioned
nou using
the old-fashioned
using the
collected
at the
reviewed now
are being
being reviewed
collected at
the hatchery
hatchery are
nethod
used in
in
Preliminary
results
suggest
that
the
method
used
the
suggest
that
Preliminary
results
visual
reading
method.
visual reading nethod.
of
with
scales
mechanical
conparison
1982
and
1983
to
analyse
the
scales,
a
mechanical
comparison
with
scales
of
the
a
scales,
1982 and 1983 to analyse
this
application.
as
expected
in
supposedly
known
origin,
was
not
as
accurate
as
expected
in
this
application.
accurate
supposedly known origin, was
report.
separate report.
The
discussed in
in aa separate
The results
will be
be discussed
results will
grounds
spawninggrounds
strays to
to the
the spawning
The
of strays
the numbers
nunbers of
nethod of
of estimating
estinating the
The method
Some
adjustments
made
in
in the
the
were
made
adjustments
Some
for accuracy.
accuracy.
has also
exanined for
also been
been examined
selected
on
the
be
counted
selection
of
areas
in
which
spawning
fish
would
be
counted
on
the
selected
selection of areas in which spawning fish would
study
study streams.
streans.
o
o
o
FRESHWATER
PRODUCTION
FRESI{TATER
PRODUCTTON
too limited
linited to
to
Water supplies
at the
chinook release
release sites
sites are too
Water
supplies at
the coho
coho and
and chinook
Most
Most of
allow incubation
allow
early rearing
at the
the release
release recapture
site.
incubation and/or early
rearing at
recapture site.
of
the available
Salmon do not
available water
water is
is saltwater.
saltwater.
nature to
Salmon
not mature
to the
the spawning
spawning stage
well
saltwater and
in saltwater
and eggs
eggs or
well in
newly hatched
hatchetl fish
fish cannot
cannot be
or newly
be held
held in
in saltwater.
saltwater.
All
Al]. ofof the
the coho
coho and
and chinook
chinook operators
operators use inland
inland freshwater
freshwater sites
sites to
to support
support
their release recapture
their
recapture sites.
sites.
chun operators
Independent chum
Independent
operators have
have not
not developed
developed
-21-
production levels.
to
incubate and rear
rear chum
chun to
releases to
to production
Sone are
able to
to incubate
Some
levels.
are able
releases
a t their
t h e i r release
r e l e a s e site.
site.
rrelease
e l e a s e size
s i z e at
or
support sites
sites or
own support
their own
operate their
operate
they
fish
until
and
rear
e99s, and rear fish until they
incubate eggs,
contract
with others
hold adults,
adults, incubate
others to
to hold
contract with
private operators must
nust
The
The private
site.
the release
release site.
to the
to transfer
transfer to
enough to
are large
are
large enough
(support
sites)
(support sites)
propagation Iicense
inland facilities
facilities
for inland
fish propagation
license for
obtain
obtain a fish
process or
pernit process
or authorization.
authorization.
part of
the PSH
of the
PSHpermit
are not
not part
these are
because these
because
propagation
fish propagation
under fish
fall under
PSHsites
sites fall
than the
the PSH
Hatchery operations
at other
other than
operations at
propagators
Fish propagators
governed under
PSHregulations.
regulations.
under PSH
not governed
license rules
rules and
and are not
Iicense
and
fish transport,
transport, and
operation, fish
to their
their operation,
regulations relative
relative to
nust
fol}ow regulations
must follow
for
are required
required for
exaninations are
control examinations
Additional
disease control
Additional disease
disease control.
control.
PSH.
for aa PSH.
fish
fish destined for
I
and chinook
chinook operators
operators
The coho and
The
site
this site
Fron this
1977-78. From
in 1977-78.
at Springfield
Springfield in
facility at
support facility
OAF built
OAF
built aa support
production
at full
ful} production
sites at
release sites
Coos release
and Coos
they expected
Yaquina and
to support the Yaquina
expected to
prior to
The
The facility
facility
to construction.
construction.
then prior
with them
according
our discussions
discussions with
to our
according to
per
pound
one
in aa one
per
pound
15
per
pound
in
to
15
chinook
and
25
coho to
to 25 per pound and chinook to
was
to rear
rear coho
designed to
was designed
conpany
The
company
The
chinook.
tern
term
chinook.
progran,
full
and
age
coho
zero
year rearing
program,
e.g.,
zero
age
coho
and
full
e.!t.,
rearing
coho
their coho
pound or
all of
of their
per pound
nearly all
and nearly
larger and
or larger
12 per
is
now rearing
to 12
is now
rearing chinook to
pernit
full
not
raise
pound
could
This
means
that
they
could
not
raise
full
permit
per
that
This neans
or larger.
larger.
to 20
20 per pound or
to
nove
to move
little effort
effort to
nade little
OAF
has made
OAFhas
sites.
release sites.
the two
two coastal
coastal release
levels
levels for
for the
concentrated
pernitted
but
instead
chinook
numbers for
for chinook but instead concentrated
toward rearing
of full
full permitted numbers
rearing of
was
there was
section there
operations section
OAFoperations
As
production.
in the
the OAF
As we
we discussed
discussed in
coho production.
on coho
winter
the
use
in
Except
for use in the winter
Except for
coastal sites.
sites.
the OAF
OAFcoastal
space at
at the
little
rearing
riaring space
little
the
of the
use of
increased by use
be increased
cannot be
when no
rearing cannot
being made,
nade, rearing
when
no releases
releases are being
for
space
This
could
leave
space
for
are reduced.
reduced.
there are
coastal
releases there
coastal sites
sites unless releases
periods.
holding fish
for longer
longer periods.
fish for
i
OAF
1983-84 OAF
in 1983-84
to Anadromous
Anadronous in
With
Coos Bay
Bay site
site to
of the
the Coos
the leasing
leasing of
With the
contract
site
and
began
own release
release site and began contract
reduced production
production of
of fish
their own
for their
fish for
juvenile coho
with
facility
operations
to support
Anadromous' Fort
Fort Creek facility
with juvenile
coho and
and
support Anadromous'
operations to
at
the
space
This fills
up the space at
fills up
snolts.
chinook smolts.
with chinook
site with
the Anadromous
coastal site
Anadronouscoastal
someone
soneone
without
without
expand
can expand
neither
neither conpany
company can
effect,
in effect,
so,
in
Springfield
Springfield sor
facility.
contract facility.
another contract
finding another
spaceor
or finding
developing
more rearing
rearing space
developing more
Fort Klamath,
Klanath'
Creek near
near Fort
Anadromous
on
on Fort
Fort Creek
facility
support facility
Anadronous operates a support
to
support
coho to support
rearing coho
This
for rearing
was designed
designed for
site was
This site
Falls.
north of
of Kiamath
Klanath Falls.
north
in
was built
built in
facility was
progran at
tenporary facility
Bay. A
A temporary
CoosBay.
at Coos
release program
the company's
conpany's release
the
ponds
in the
pernanent rearing
Creek in
at Fork
Fork Creek
rearing ponds at
built permanent
1984 Anadromous
Anadronousbuilt
1982.
19S2. In
In 1984
in
plans to
facility
company plans
to build
in
build a separate facility
phase of
?he conpany
developnent. The
of development.
first
first phase
incubation,
naturation,
chinook maturation, incubation,
hantlle chinook
would handle
the Willanette
Willamette Valley
VaIIey in
which it
it would
in which
at
OAFto
to handle
handle at
with OAF
contracting with
At this
they are
are contracting
rearing.
this time
tine they
initial
and
rearing.
and initial
to
adults to
progran in
to
hold adults
facility
least
some of
the Springfield
Springfield facility
to hold
in the
their program
of their
least sone
part of
Coos
at Coos
for release
release at
of the
the smolts
snolts for
maturation,
incubate €99s,
eggs, and rear
rear part
naturation, incubate
i
Bay.
Bay.
SAIIIOII HATCHERIES
ITATCHERIES
OPPOSITIO}ITO
TO PRIVATE
PRIVATESALMON
OPPOSITION
(for profit)
private salmon
profit) operations
nany
operations takes
takes many
Opposition
Opposition to
to private
salmon hatchery
hatchery (for
places,
forms
turns up in
the courts
courts to
forms and turns
in many
nany places, from
fron suits
suits in
in the
to individuals
inclivitluals
illegally
close to
the outlet
outlet of
illegally fishing
fishing too
too close
to the
of the
the fishways
fishways at
at the
the recapture
recapture
-22-
.
O
I
o
o
O
o
o
o
o
program is
sites.
Each oDFH
Salnon Hatchery
subject
Hatchery program
is subject
sites.
Each
ODFW activity
activity with
with the Private
Private Salmon
or
revision.
This
has
and
or
threat
law
suit
statute
has
to review and challenges
of law suit or statute revision.
to
threat of
expect as
as routine.
routine.
sonething to
to expect
that it
it has
becone something
become
connon enough
enough that
has become
become common
give an unsettling
or
in which
the PSH
PSIi operator
operator or
which the
unsettling atmosphere
Together
these give
Together these
atmosphere in
nay be
be imposed
inposed
legal constraints
constraints may
what legal
directors do not
not really
really know
knowwhat
of directors
board of
expectations.
change their
operations and
and expectations.
which could change
which
their operations
processes
ODFI|processes
in which
which ODFW
the way
way in
affected the
Opponents
have directly
directly affected
Opponentsto
to PSH's
PSH's have
pernits.
to continue
continue sone
some
pernits and
tend to
We tend
on permits.
We
conducts hearings on
and conducts
permits
private operators,
night if
we
than we
we might
if we
Ionger than
of private
operators, longer
evaluations,
at the
expense of
evaluations, at
the expense
public funds.
salnon
Private salmon
funds.
Private
with public
own operations
operations with
evaluating our
our own
nere evaluating
were
ocean coho
of the
the ocean
coho
managenent of
with management
our problen
also add
to our
problem with
add to
hatcheries also
hatcheries
we
use
so
that
can
so
that
we
can
use
long
enough
long
enough
been
around
not
been
around
have not
They have
fisheries.
fisheries.
to
the
the
contribution
to
contribution
their
their
basis
for
estinating
estimating
data as
for
as aa
historical
data
historical
production methods
levels
nethods and
and levels
changing production
continually changing
They
They have
have been
been continually
fisheries.
fisheries.
prograns
terninate
then.
or
they
reduce
now
as
and now as they reduce or terminate them.
as they developed
developed their
their programs and
has been
been aa
coho operators
operators has
the coho
has affected
affected the
One
which has
factors which
One of
of the major
najor factors
stock.
Two
brood
develop
their
to
which to develop their brood stock. Two
lack
of acceptable
eggs with
with which
Oregon eggs
acceptable Oregon
Iack of
returns
of
coho
and
in survival
things have
have caused
caused this,
this, first
decline in
survival and returns of coho
first a major tlecline
things
were available.
available.
eggs were
so fewer
fewer eggs
early 1980's,
1980's, so
ocean during
the ocean
during the early
fron the
from
Departnent needs
surplus to
legislative direction
direction on how
eggs surplus
to Department
needs are
are to
to
how eggs
Secondly, tegislative
late 1970's.
1970's.
the late
changedin
in the
be used
used was
was changed
be
OUTIOOK
OUTLOOK
private coho and
fall
and fall
in private
reductions in
to further
further reductions
Te
We can
can look
look forward
forward to
they
operators as
chinook
production according
according to
to recent
recent reports
reports fron
from the
the operators
as they
chinook production
but
innediately but
out immediately
sell out
OAF
wishes to
to sell
OAFwishes
and returns.
returns.
cost and
continue
to balance
balance cost
continue to
of 1 million
nillion
plans to
witn releases
releases of
broodstock with
to maintain
naintain broodstock
is
ahead with
with plans
is going ahead
chun salmon
if
million chum
salmon if
and 1 nillion
chinook, and
and spring
spring chinook,
fall and
coho
each fall
niltion each
coho and
and 33 million
be
these coulcl
could be
to sell.
sell these
coho eggs
eggs to
OAF
takes additional
OAF takes
adclitional coho
available.
eggs are
are available.
eggs
been
has been
Anadromous
Anadrornoushas
production if
to do
do so.
so.
decide to
if they
they decide
used to
increase production
to increase
north
the north
rebuilding the
since rebuilding
fatl chinook
chinook since
coho and
and fall
expanding
production of
of both coho
expanding production
about
production of
of about
for production
are funded for
they are
told us
us they
but recently
spit site
spit
site but
recently told
1987.
in 1987.
for release
release in
yearling coho
taII chinook
chinook for
and fall
coho smolts
snolts and
million each
each yearling
1
1
nillion
previously
progran with
nunber previously
This is
is a ninimun
minimum brood stock
stock program
with about 10'6
10% of
of the number
This
increase the
the
would increase
planned for
tell us
us they would
198?. Both
conpanies tell
Both companies
for release
by 1987.
planned
release by
OAF,
Like OAF,
hrere available.
available.
if suitable
suitable eggs were
of spring
chinook if
spring chinook
nunbers
numbers of
get funding
rear
funcling to
to rear
in case
case they
they get
eggs in
Anadromous wiII
will collect
additional
Anadronous
collect additional
year. Domsea
per year.
Domseais
is not
plans to
chinook per
million spring chinook
OPSRplans
to raise
raise 11 million
then. OPSR
them.
to
intend
still
intentl to
they still
say they
going
future but
but say
in the
the near future
going to
salnon in
to release
release any salmon
facility.
Siuslaw
selI
their
eventually reactivate
or
sell
their
Siuslaw
facility.
or
reactivate
o
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Asloria
Astoria
STRICKLIN
Chum
N
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A N D 'N'
. N 'SALMON
S A L M O NCO.
NEHALEM
CO.
Chum
Chum
H
A R R I S& H U G I E
HARRIS&HUGIE
Chum
Chum
Ti llamook
KETA
Chum
HAMPSON
HAMPSON
Chum
/cc8R.
O R E G O NAQUA
A O U AFOODS
FOODS
OREGON
C o h o ,C h i n o o k ,C h u m
Newporl
Newport
SHetzR.
C
ERATODUS
FFISHERIES
ISHERIES
CERATODUS
C
hum
Chum
Sl,
D
OMSEA
DOMSEA
C o h o , C h i n o o kC
. h Chum
Coho,Chinook,
um
S I U S L A WF I S H E R I E S
Chum
ANADROMOUS,INC.
C h i n o o kC
, hum
Coos Boy
HECKARD
Chum
F.
Gold Eecrch
Beach
OREGONPACIFIC
PAC!FIC
S A L M O NRANCH
RANCH
SALMON
C
hinook
Chinook
'1.
figure 1. Location
Figure
of Authorized
Authorized Private
Private Salmon
SalmonHatcheries
}latcheries in
Location of
in Oregon.
Oregon,
-26-
o.
1.
Table
table 1.
o
privatc'tabon
uarch 1986.
1986.
hatcberies, March
OregOn
salmon hatcheries,
orcgon private
bY brood
brood
Release
by
linit
Relcas€ limit
(rnillions)
apecrcs (millions)
and
and SPecies
of Operator
Opcrrtor
Name
rnd Address
Addrcss of
Nane and
O
a
Y
'
O
O
So
rt
a
r€lnit
Permit
Date
_ Date
Location
Location
HaEcherv
of
of Eatchery
S
Chinook
Chum
Chutn
Strieklin
Robert
tbbert Stricklin
B o x 538
538
Rt.
1 , BOx
R t . 1,
Warrenton,
R 97146
97146
w
l r r c n t o n , oOR
Trib.,
Unnamed
tlrnaned Trib.,
R.
skipanon A.
Skipanon
03/04/1 6
03/04/76
5.0
5.0
nr Salmon
Nehalem
Salnon
l^and n'
Nehalcn Land
Box 54
5{
PC
PO BOx
97147
Wheeler,' OR
OR 97111
tfhcelcr
Vosberg
c!. ,
\rbsberg Cr.,
Nehalem
Bay
Nehalcn Bay
03/04/76
03/04/76
RN
5.0
f,ugie
Don Bugie
cecil tslrris
Barns and
and Don
Cecil
1985 Bayocean
Bayocean Rd.'
Rd., Nvf
NW
1985
97141
TillalnoOk,
OR 97141
Billmook
' OR
Dick
Cr-,
Dick Cr.,
Tillamook Bay
Bay
Tillanook
o8/23/72
08/23/72
0.1
0' 1
fnc.
Keta,
t(eta, inc.
st'
c/c 2650
Garfield St.
2650 Garfield
c/o
9?{05
Eugene, OR
OR 97405
Et4lene.
Sand Cr.,
Cr. ,
Iake
Sand Lake
12/0 1/7 1
12/01/71
5.0
5.0
I3.tred BlnPaon
Sampson
Allred
tlaghrngron
707
sw Washington
?o? 5W
300
Suite
Suite 300
97203
Portland,
OR 97205
Portland, OR
Sand
c!. ,
S
a n d Cr.,
Sand Lake
ltke
((with
w i t b Reta)
l(eta)
1 0 / 3 1/ 1 3
10/31/73
s.0
5.0
lnc.
Agua-Foods' inc.
Oregon
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
N.
uarcoia Rd.
88700 Marcola
88700
97477
Springfield, OR
OR 97471
S?ringfield,
T! ib . ,
Manmade
l,larurade Trib.,
Yaguina
Bay
Bay
Iaguina
1 1/ 0 1 / 7 2
11/01/72
03/19/74
03/19/11
Ceratodus Fisberies
Fisheries
celatodus
Strcet
6523
L. Street
6523 E97477
Springfield, OR
OR 97477
SplitrgfielA,
Divide
cr. ,
D i v i d e Cr.,
Siuslaw A.
R.
Siuslaw
't2/18/73
12/18/73
lnc.
Domsea
Farnar inc.
Dom8eaFarms,
Es:f.
4398
Swy.
$e8t Old
Belfair
OId bei.tair
11398 West
Bremerton,
WA 98310
98310
BrcDercon, wA
Manmade
Trlb. '
}lanmade Trib.,
Siuslaw Flsherica'
Fisheries, inc.
Ins.
Siuslan
32047
S.
BotEqn Loop
Loop Rd.
Coburg Bottom
3204? Coburg
Eugene, OR
OR 97401
9?401
Eugene'
Sweet Cr.,
Swee|.
C!. '
Siuslaw
R.
Siusla$ A.
0 3 / 1 9/ 7 2
03/19/72
nadromous, tnc.a
Inca
Anadrorroug,
500 Sw
S--.
Shr Madison St.
97333
Corvallis, OR
OR 97333
Corvallis.
Manmade Trib.,
?r ib. ,
ltanmade
Coos Bay
Bay
6os
07/30/76
01/3o /1 6
Calvin
tseckard
Calvin Meckard
West Catching
Catching Slouqh
Slough Rg.
R.
1281 rieest
Coos
B!y, OR
OR 97420
91e2O
@os Bay,
Unnamed Trib.
Tnt.,'
Onnatned
Oregon-Pacific
Rlngh
Sal$on Ranch
oregron-Pacific Salmon
Inc. b
1 0 1North
23154t.S.
North
B n ! ' . 101
2 3 1 5 1 C . S . Bwy.
Brookings, OR
OR 97415
91415
Brooki.ngs,
Burnt
C;.
BiIl C:.
Burnt Bill
(Drr€ct ocean
(Direct
ocean
tributary)
tributary)
05/05/78
05/05/78
Siuslw
Bay
Bay
Slus}lw
20.0
20.0
9.S
8.5
10 . 6
10.6
5.0
5.0
It
| 1.V
12.0
tt t a . vn
12.0
11.3
11 . 3
9.4
9.d
RA
5.0
32
3 2 .88
a permite
1985.
effective May
Uly 1985.
Permits transferred
transferred from
Oregon Agua-Foods
Aqu-Foods to
Anadronous effective
to Anadromous
from gdggon
b Permit
gtcific effective
1984.
€ffective March
l{arch 1984.
b
tlansterrco to
tg Orecon
OrGgonPacific
Pernit transferred
-21-27-
20.4
2
0.4
5.0
5.0
04125178e
o4/25/7ee
D3-11
D
3 - 11
n
,E
25.0
5.0
5.0
03/04/76
03/o 4/7 6
Coos
Bay
6os Bay
rciease limits
lrEllts
Total
loral reiease
O
coho
Coho
33 ? .00
1 0 c .55
100
Pink
2.
Table 2.
private
released by
by individual
private salnon
salmon hatchery
hatchery
individual
salnon released
Numbers
of salmon
Numbers of
thouEands o 1972-85.
in thousands,
1972-85.
hatchery
oPerators' in
hatchery operators,
i
of Release
Year of
1972
1972
salmon:
Spring
chinook salmon:
Spring chinook
Aqua-Fbods' Inc.
Inc.
Oregon
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Yaquina)
(Yaquina)
Inc.
Oregon
Aqua-Fbods' Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Coos)
(Coos)
nadromous, Inc.a
Inc.a
Anadromous,
ic Salmon
Oregon-Pacific
Salrnon
Oregon-Pacif
Inc)
Ranch, Inc.b
salmon:
Fall chinook
chinook salmon:
Fall
Aqua-Foods, Inc.
@Oregon
lnc.
(Yaquina)
(Yaquina)
Farmsr Inc.
Inc.
Domsea
DomseaFarms,
Inc.
Aqua-Elrods, Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Coos)
(Coos)
Inc.
Anadromous,
Anadromous, Inc.
Salnon
Oregon-Pacific Salmon
Oregon-Pacific
Ranch,
Inc.
Ranchr Inc.
salmon:
Coho
Coho salmon:
-Oregon
Aqua-Foodsr Inc.
Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Yaquina)
(Yaquina)
Domsea
Farms, Inc.
Inc.
DomseaFarms,
Oregon
Aqua-Foods' Inc.
Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Coos)
(Coos)
Anadromous,
Anadromous, Inc.
Inc.
Chum salmon:
salmon:
Chrmr
Nehalem Land'n'Salmon
co
l,and'n|saLmon Co
NeHugie
Harris
Ilarris && Hugie
corpd
Keta corpd
Oregon
fnc.
Aqua-Fbods' Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Yaquina)
(Yaquina)
Fisheries
Ceratodus Fisheries
Domsea
Farms, Inc.
Inc.
DomseaFarms,
Siuslaw
Inc.
F i s h e r i e s ' Inc.
S
i u s l a w Fisheries,
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Inc.
Agua-Foodsr Inc.
Oregon
(Coos)
(Coos)
Heckard
Heckard
1 97 3
1973
1974
1974
197s,
1975
,1976
!e76
1977
1977
1978
1978
161
161
42
42
16
16
--
--
--
6
6
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
---
---
27
27
--
18
t8
--
148
148
--
---
393
--
---
---
--
--
:_
--
991
,;;
-::
--
---
-129
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
---
---
88
88
--
142
142
--
1,171
1. 1 7 1
1,376
1fi76
8,898
8,898
400
400
---
---
---
---
-909
909
86
86
908
908
-610
6 10
---
.;
--
--
--
51
51
252
252
10
10
311
311
99
1,160
1
,160
-----
-:-988
9
-::
-403
403
-----
77
33
33
---
-221
221
----
---
10
10
324
324
500
s00
-800
800
I
8
-:
--60
60
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8
--
2
2
15
15
0I
2
'I
a
b
C
c
d
d
e
'1975 and part
1975
part of
of 1976
releases were
were made
made at
at Oolunbia
Columbia River
River loeation
location prior
prior t0
to
1976 releases
Anadromous
operated
the
OreAqua
the
OreAqua
perrnit being
terninated.
Anadromous oPerat,ed
being terminated.
River permit
Columbia River
to
Permits
site transferred
transferred to
and site
fis.h there.
there.
all fish
Fernits and
site
site in
in 1983
and released
released all
1983 and
in 1985.
Anadromous
1985.
Anadromousin
Ranch' Ltd.
Ltd.
Formerly Burnt
Burnt Hill
lrill Salmon
Fbrmerly
Salnon Ranch,
offshore.
reLeased offshore.
Includes
smolts released
Includes smolts
llanpson.
to Alfred
Nfred Hampson.
Includes releases
releases made
made on permit
permit issued
issued to
Includes
Preliminary
data.
P r e l i m i n a r y data.
D#3-1
D * 3 - 111
--2828-
iii
'1
O
(contlnued)
Table
Table 22 (continued)
o
1979
1979
o
o
o
o
o
o
Spring chinook
chinook salmon:
Sprilg
salp?n:
Oregon
Aqua-Ebods, Inc.
Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
(Yaquina)
Oregon
Aqua-hods, Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Inc.
(Coos)
(Coos)
Anadromous,
Anadromous, Inc.d
Oregon-Pacific
Oregon-Pacifle Salmon
Salnon
Ranch,
R a n c h , inc.b
Inc.b
Fall
chinook salmon:
salmon:
FalI chinook
Oregon
Aqua-Foods,
Inc.
@rnc.
(Yaquina)
Domsea Farms,
Domsea
Farms, Inc.
Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Aqua-Floods, Inc.
fnc,
Oregon
(Coos)
(Coos)
Anadromous, Inc.
Anadromous,
Inc.
Oregon-Pacific
Salmon
salnon
oregon-Pacific
Ranch,
Ranch, Inc.
fnc.
Coho
salmon:
Coho salmon:
Oregon
Aqua-Foodsr Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Inc.
(Yaquina)
(Yaquina)
Domsea
Farms, Inc.
Donsea Farms,
Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Agua-Etoods, Inc.
Inc.
Oregon
(Coos)
(Coos)
Anadromous, Inc.
Anadromous,
Inc.
salmon:
Chum salmon:
-Chum
Nehalem
NE'h-e-rn Land'n'Salmon
tand I n r sa Inon Co
co
Harris
& Hugie
Hugie
Itarris &
Keta Corpd
Corpd
Oregon
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Aqua-Ebods, Inc.
Inc.
(Yaquina)
(Yaquina)
Ceratodus Fisheries
Fisherieg
Domsea
Farmg, Inc.
Inc.
DomseaFarms,
Siuslaw
F i s h e r i e s , Inc.
S i u s l a w Fisheries,
Inc,
Oregon
Agua-Foods, Inc.
Oregon Aqua-Foods,
Inc.
(Coos)
(Coos)
Heckard
1980
1980
Year
Year of
of Release
Release
1983C
1982
1982
983c
1
1981
19,81
55
55
1984C
1984.
312
312
887
--
89
89
--
313
313
198
1
98
-623
623
112
112
616
6',t6
93
;;
--
635
6
35
939
939
258
258
1,006
1,006
194
194
18
18
141
1
41
62
62
152
',t52
249
249
91
91
34
34
338
338
74
74
861
851
22
22
520
520
--
957
957
--
--
--
-159
159
--
96
43
43
174
174
--
19
311
311
815
8
15
--
99
--
59
59
--
--
--
-924
,;;
3,894
3
,894
738
738
7,585
7
r585
241
241
11,925
1
1t925
158
158
20,589
2 0 , 5 89
61
61
242
242
937
937
5,446
5,446
1,546
1
,546
10,870
10 , 8 7 0
899
899
803
803
1,655
1r 6 5 5
'-+
1,341
1 ,341
354
354
1985ce
t985ce
-1,159
r,1;;
14,889
1
4 r 8 8 9 8,647
8,647
47
-47
-427
427
-1,039
1,039
--
41337
4,337
--
2,272
-21272
4 1250
-- 4,250
--1,005
1, 0 0 5
----
650
550
-1,413
1, 4 1 3
578
578
-770
770
893
893
-1,190
1
,190
118
11 8
75
75
275
275
-150
1
50
684
684
--1,039
1,039
---
3,180
t' t::
244
244
-58
58
2,958
2,958
-212
212
--
1,136
1r 135
----
289
289
----
8,212
t,r::
--
241
241
8
I
-::
--
a
o
-29-
-176
176
110
110
---
--::
--
350
3;;
-140
1;;
-;
-4
Table 3.
3.
Year
Year
1972
1972
1973
1973
1974
1974
1975
1975
private salmon
Numbers of
of salmon
released by Oregon
Oregon private
sal"non released
Nutnbers
in
1972-85.
hatchery
operators,
in
thousands,
1972-85.
thousands
operators'
hatchery
|
Coho
Coho
Fall
FaLl
Chinook
Chum
Chum
27
27
1,009
I,009
276
276
575
5
75
2,793
21793
511
5
888
8
't42
142
1976
1976
1977
1977
1978
1978
1979
1979
1980
19 8 0
2,080
2r080
2,371
2 r371
9,908
9
,908
5,812
5,812
14,817
1
41817
1981
1981
1982
1982
23,852
231852
23,107
23t107
1
6, 2 7 7
16,277
10,919
1 0r 9 1 9
8,587
I,587
1983
19 8 3
1984
19 8 4
1985a
19 8 5 4
Spring
Spring
Chinook
6
6
161
151
r148
48
42
42
16
16
1,397
1
,397
1,269
1.269
1,756
11756
351
351
1,985
1
r985
1,707
1 1707
758
758
a Preliminary
a
data.
Prelirninary data.
D * 3 - 10
D#3-10
-30-30-
2
2
120
120
465
465
522
522
223
438
438
10,940
10r940
500
500
631
631
1,194
1
r194
1,336
1r336
1,995
1,995
5,529
5 1529
1r649
1,649
5r603
5,603
1,469
1
r469
718
718
I8
o
.,
4.
Table 4.
1978-85
Combinedr 1978-85
Sites Combined,
Facilities,
Return of
of Salmon
Sites
to Private
Private Facilities,
Salmon to
o
Year
return
return
o
o
o
o
o
Chinook
chinook
Adult
Adult
Chinooka
Jack
Coho
Coho
Adults
Adults
cohoa
6hoa
Jack
Chum
Chun
1978
19 7 8
Numbers
Numbers
Pounds
E'(cunds
213
213
3,952
3
1952
311
3
23
23
8,069
8
r059
38,903
38,903
6
6,557
1557
't5t736
15,736
539
539
4,841
4,841
1979
1979
Numbers
Nunbers
Pounds
Pounds
271
271
2,872
2 r872
145
145
519
519
47,726
47,726
2 2 5| 1 0 5
225,105
1,445
1,445
2r224
2,224
110
110
1
980
1980
Numbers
Nunbers
Pounds
Pounds
752
752
9,386
9r386
2,642
2
t642
7,179
7,179
27,745
2 7, 74 5
145,614
145,614
15 , 6 3 9
15,639
3',1,922
31,922
545
545
4r815
4,815
1981
1981
Numbers
Numbers
Pounds
Pounds
2,588
2,588
35,860
3
5r 8 6 0
2,499
2,499
6r046
6,046
98,681
99,681
6 3 1, 6 1 9
631,619
19,098
19,098
42,070
42t070
477
477
4r053
4,053
1982
1982
Numbers
Numbers
Pounds
Pounds
7,644
7 1644
8
7 1654
87,654
4,439
4 r439
1
3, 6 5 7
13,657
15 5 , 0 3 4
165,034
9
3 2 ,g g 6
932,886
19,687
19 , 6 8 7
4
8,356
48,356
1r'132
1,132
9
r133
9,133
1983
19 8 3
Numbers
Nr.unbers
Pounds
Pounds
5,117
5
r117
54,441
5
4,441
974
974
2,052
2
r052
't27
127,845
t845
504,685
504,685
6,098
6 r098
10,210
10,210
515
515
3,961
3, 961
3,571
3r571
55,196
5 5 , 19 6
2,728
2,728
8,208
8
, 208
84,501
84r501
458,235
458,235
30,902
30,902
8 9r 3 6 3
89,363
7,561
7,561
9,288
9 1288
118,929
1 1 gr g 2 9
25,387
25,387
113,878
113,878
288,488
288,488
'l
1,631,704
, 6 3 ' , ,17 0 4
43,564
43 r564
101,986
10 1, 9 8 6
3,220
3,220
21,470
2 1, 4 7 0
1984
1
984
Numbers
Numbers
Pounds
Pounds
1985b
19 8 5 b
o
Numbers
Nwrbers
Pounds
Funds
14
14
821
821
adults
and coho
coho adults
length and
in length
a Number
24" in
less than 24"
(includes chinook adults
adults less
a
Number (includes
t h a n 20")
less
l e s s than
20")
b Preliminary
prelininary
b
data
data
o
D3-11
D3-l 1
o
o
--3131-
Table 5.
5.
Species
Brood
year
year
sold to
to
numbers sold
hatcheries and numbers
coastal
Salmon
hatcheries
taken at
at ODFW
ODFWcoastal
Salmon eggs taken
in thousands.
thousands.
p r i v a t e operators,
b r o o d s in
private
o P e r a t o r s ' 1973-85
1 9 7 3 - 8 5 broods
Eggs
Eggs
taken
Eggs
Eggs
sotd
sold
1973
197
1974
4
1975
1975
4
,367
4,367
2,422
2,422
3,488
3
,488
511b
1. 7
11.7
5
1l b 1
0
0
0
0
20.8
7
2 6 20.8
726
1
975
1976
1
977
1977
1978
1978
1979
1979
19 8 0
1980
43700 0
437
540
3,832
540
3,832
0
3,214
0
3,214
395
3,857
395
3,857
405
406
3,135
3,135
1
4.1
14.1
0
0
10.2
10.2
12.9
12.9
1981
1981
2,780
2,780
4,264
4,264
4
,733
4,733
4
,676
4,676
4
,830
4,830
0
0
0
0
't973
1982
1982
19 8 3
1983
't984
1984
I1985c
985c
Coho
Coho
Spring Chinook
Spring
FaII Chinook
Chinook
Fall
%a
ga
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E99s
Eggs
taken
Eggs
Eggs
sol-d
sold
2,069
2,069
1,985
1,985
2,610
2,610
125
125
308
308
Eggs
EEgS
taken
taken
%t
0
0
6 3
6.3
11.8
11 8
9,613
9
, 5 13
8,348
8,348
5,568
5,668
2,592
2,592
2,949
2,949
4,845
4,845
4,839
4,839
6,548
5,548
10.1
2 6 2 10.1
262
7.1
7.1
209
209
4
4.4
44.4
2,151
2,151
',l
40.2
1,934
, 9 3 4 40.2
39. 1
2
2,576
, 5 7 6 39.1
9,167
9
,167
7,394
7,394
6,223
6,223
22,668
22,668
19,836
19,836
3
,252
3,252
6,220
6,220
3,264
3
,264
3
,626
3,626
5,438
5,438
12.6
4 1 2 12.6
412
59.8
3 1 7 2 0 59.8
3,720
12r184
12,184
10 , 6 9 3
10,693
5,586
5,585
16,820
16,820
14,075
14,075
0
0
0
0
0
0
.
0
0
0
0
568d
10.4
5 6 8 d 10.4
Eggs
Eggs
sold
sold
509
509
751
751
317
317
%t
5
.3
5.3
9.0
9.0
5.5
5.6
25.2
2
, 3 1 0 25.2
2,310
1.1
1.1
81
81
12
0.2
12
0.2
25.9
5 1 8 6 7 25.9
5,867
14.4
2,847
2 , 8 4 7 14.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
500
1,301
1,301
3.0
3.0
9.2
9.2
a Percentages
percentages sold:
because
in some
some cases
cases because
misleading in
are misleading
Percentages are
a
sold:
as opposed
eggs
additional
for
viable
opposed
sale as viable
for sale
specifically
taken specifically
additional eggs were taken
carcasses.
to
to selling
selling unspawned
unspavtnedcarcasses.
b 27,000
for sale
sale as
harvested for
with the
the remainder harvested
snolts with
released as smolts
2'7,000 released
juveniles.
p
a n - s i z e juveniles.
pan-size
c Preliminary
C
data.
P r e l i m i n a r y data.
d Includes
= 285).
(eggs or
d
or unfed fry
only =
fry only
285).
presnolts (eggs
Includes presmolts
D3-1
D 3 - 111
1]I
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O
Table 6.
Table
6.
fl
o
other contract
contract evaluation
evaluation of
of
Estimate
of funding
ODFW antl
and other
Estinate of
funding for
for 0DfW
private salmon
private
198
1 91-86.
81-86.
salnon hatchery
hatchery related
related activities,
a c t i v i t i e s , FYF Y
Amount Including
Overhead
Including Overheacl
Anount
Fiscal
FiEcal Year
Year
o
o
1981
1
981
78,500
$
$ 78,500
I 982
1982
95,700
95,700
I1983
983
55,960
5 5 ,9 6 0
1984
984
,|
86,500
86,500
1985
1
985
61,630
61,630
(projected)
1986
1
9 8 6 (projected)
81.250
81,250
Estimated
total
E s t i n a t e d total
$459,540
$459,540
o
Table 7.
7.
Tab1e
o
private salmon
estinated
Coho
operators, estimated
salnon hatchery operators,
Coho released by private
catch in
in the
the ocean, and
and return,
return, all
all sites
combined by year
year of
of
sites conbinecl
release,
1978-85.
r e l e a s e , 1978-85.
to
Return to
Year
Year
o
o
o
(N)a
(N)
Released
Released
1978
19 7 8
1979
1979
1980
19 8 0
1981
1981
1982
1982
1983
19 8 3
1984
19 8 4
1985
19 8 5
Catch in
in
Thousands the
Thousands
the Ocean
Ocean
(N+1)a
Releasedb
Releasedb (N1)a
9,908
9,908
5,812
5,812
14,817
14,817
23,852
23,852
23,107
2 3, 1 O 7
16,277
16,277
10,919
10,919
8,585
8,585
63,000
63,000
53,600
5 3 ,6 0 0
142,000
142,OOO
122,100
122,1OO
110,300
110,300
35,000
35,000
75,385
7 5 ,3 8 5
Ilateherv
Hatchery
(N)
JJacksC
a c k s c (N)
3,852
3,852
674
674
4,202
4,2O2
6,575
5,575
7,785
7,785
835
835
490
490
18,779
18,779
Adults
Aclults
( N + 1) a
(N+1)a
48,497
4 8, 4 9 7
39,182
3 9, 1 8 2
111,264
111,264
176,936
17 6 ,9 3 6
133,108
13 3 ,1 0 8
114,913
11 4 ,9 1 3
313,266
313,265
% Catch and
and Return
%
Hatchery
Hatchery
Totald
Totald
0.53
0.53
0.69
0. 69
0.78
0. 78
0.77
0.77
0.61
0. 61
0.71
0.71
2.87
2.87
1.16
1.16
1.61
1. 6 1
1.74
1.74
1.28
1.28
1.09
1. 0 9
0.93
0. 93
3.56
3.55
a
(including summer
year released (including
a N
N is
is 2ncl
2nd sunmer
summer and
and
fall); NI-i
N+1 is
is year
sunner and
and fall);
fall after
fall
after release
release
b
yearling and
b Includes yearling
and zero-age coho
year
that year
coho released that
c Jacks
(separated from
c
Jacks only
scale analysis)
analysis)
only (separated
fron small
snall adults
adults by
by scale
d Includes
jacks (year
(year N)
(year N+i)
Includes jacks
N) and
and adults
adults (year
N+1)
o
L3-5
f,3-5
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