Yaquina River Basin Fish Management Plan, Public Review Draft

Identification Information

Citation

Originator: Borgerson, Lisa A., Kim K. Jones, Nelson E. Stewart, and Steven R. Mamoyac

Publish Date: 1990

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: cedric.x.cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: The Fish Management Policy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) directs that management plans wi11 be prepared for each basin or management unit for the purpose of recording ongoing management and guiding future management of fish and shellfish and their habitat. The Yaquina River Basin Fish Management Plan (hereafter referred to as the Yaquina Plan or the Plan) is one part of the overall planning effort of ODFW. Individual species plans contain statewide policies, guidelines, and objectives, and provide general direction for writing basin plans. The Yaquina Plan incorporates appropriate portions of the above plans, and will be the primary document used to guide fishery management of the public resources in this basin. The Yaquina Plan identifies objectives and activities which will be implemented by ODFW within the Yaquina basin. This plan also ranks the most important management activities. By stating objectives for managing fisheries, fish and shellfish populations, and habitat, the public and ODFW will have a better understanding of the direction being taken with these activities in the Yaquina basin. With a good understanding of stated direction within ODFW, priorities can be better and more easily assessed when developing biennial budgets, making routine work assignments, and making decisions in crisis situations. The plan can also be used to inform other agencies of our objectives so that fishery considerations can be included when planning for other land and water use activities. The Yaquina Plan was developed through a process that included ODFW staff and two advisory committees. The main advisory committee was composed of local citizens that represented a diversity of interests in the Yaquina basin area and had input in the entire plan. The second committee worked on the habitat section only and was composed of representatives from land use agencies and major private landowners. This plan is not the final or definitive statement of fish management in the Yaquina basin. Every 2 years a ranked list of activities will be reviewed to determine the funding and staffing priorities for the next biennium and to identify which problems will be approached through the budgeting process. The entire plan will be reviewed every 10 years to evaluate progress in achieving its objectives, to set new activity priorities, and to modify the plan if necessary.

Purpose: A Citizen Advisory Group and Habitat Review Group also contributed to the contents of the management plan review.

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Geographic Extent: Yaquina River Basin

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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Is a physical copy maintained for reference at Headquarters? Unknown