Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Salmon Hatchery Review: Introduction and The Early Years (1970s-1990s)

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Originator: Carmichael, R. W., T. Hoffnagle, J. Feldhaus, D. Eddy, N. Albrecht

Publish Date: 2011

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Joseph Feldhaus

Job Position: Assistant Project Leader

Telephone: 541-962-3724

E-Mail Address: Joseph.Feldhaus@odfw.oregon.gov

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Abstract: This paper provides background information, program development history, and assessment of early program performance of the Grande Ronde basin spring Chinook salmon Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) hatchery program. We cover the period from initiation of the program in the late 1970s through the late 1990s, when significant hatchery reform measures were implemented in response to ESA listing and other policy influences. Separate papers are presented that review the recent performance of the Upper Grande Ronde River, Catherine Creek and the Lostine River Spring Chinook hatchery programs. The Grande Ronde basin historically supported diverse and robust populations of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Abundant runs supported tribal and recreational fisheries throughout the basin. The recreational fisheries closed in the mid-1970s due to the depressed status of the populations and limited tribal fishing occurred from the mid-1970s - 1990s. Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) ODFW- Eastern Oregon Fish Research (EOFR)

Purpose: Prior to the development of the program, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife developed six management objectives to guide implementation of the program including; 1) establish adequate broodstock to meet annual production needs; 2) restore and maintain natural spawning populations of spring Chinook salmon in the Grande Ronde Basin; 3) reestablish historic tribal and recreational fisheries; 4) establish an annual return of 5,820 hatchery fish; 5) maintain endemic wild populations of spring Chinook salmon in the Minam and Wenaha rivers; and 6) minimize impacts of the hatchery program on resident stocks of game fish.

Time Period of Content: 1987-2001

Geographic Extent: Grande Ronde River basin

Status: Final

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