Hatchery Facts Quiz    --by Jennifer Lloyd

1.) What percentage of all salmon, steelhead, and trout caught in Oregon are hatchery-bred fish?

1. about 100%
2. about 85%
3. about 70%
4. about 45%

Source: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) brochure: "What Happens to Hatchery Fish?"

2.) Anadromous salmonids can spend how much of their lifecycle in the ocean before returning to their native streams to spawn?

1. 1-5 years
2. 2-3 years
3. 4-7 years
4. 5-8 years

Source: ODFW brochure: "What Happens to Hatchery Fish?"

3.) Which of Oregon's hatcheries produces the greatest number of fish annually?

1. Bonneville Fish Hatchery on the Columbia River
2. Cole M. Rivers Fish Hatchery on the Rogue River
3. Fall River Fish Hatchery on the Fall River
4. Marion Forks Fish Hatchery on the North Santiam River

4.) Which Oregon hatchery produces the most pounds of fish annually?

1. Bonneville Fish Hatchery on the Columbia River
2. Cole M. Rivers Fish Hatchery on the Rogue River
3. Fall River Fish Hatchery on the Fall River
4. Marion Forks Fish Hatchery on the North Santiam River

Source: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/crhatch/

5.) In general, how many eggs can one adult female salmon ("hen") provide?

1. between 100 and 500 eggs
2. between 1,000 and 2,000 eggs
3. between 10,000 and 20,000 eggs
4. between 2,500 and 7,000 eggs

Source: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/fishfaq2e.html

6.) How many young salmon released from hatcheries return to the hatcheries as adults?

1. 1 to 5%
2. 10 to 15%
3. 25 to 40%
4. 50 to 65%

Source: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/fishfaq2e.html

7.) Suitable surplus hatchery adult salmon and/or salmon carcasses can be:

1. collected and returned to downstream locations to allow anglers another chance to catch them
2. donated to food banks to feed hungry families and individuals in Oregon
3. distributed onto stream banks to decay and provide nutrients for other wildlife
4. all of the above

Source: ODFW brochure: "What Happens to Hatchery Fish?"

8.) How many visitors do Oregon's fish hatcheries receive each year?

1. about 150,000
2. over 1.4 million
3. about 500,000
4. about 950,000

Source: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/InfoCntrFish/PDFs/BKGHatcheryFacts.pdf

9.) How many public fish hatcheries can currently be found in Oregon?

1. 76
2. 123
3. 18
4. 34

Source: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/InfoCntrFish/PDFs/BKGHatcheryFacts.pdf

Additional Hatchery Information on our site:

• Hatchery Facility GIS Data
• Hatchery Facility Location Maps

Other Sources of Hatchery Information:

• For details on a hatchery near you, go to: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/InfoCntrFish/odfw_hatcheries.htm
• To receive a copy of the ODFW free publication "What Happens to Hatchery Fish?" go to: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/springfield/publications.htm and use the "Free Publications" link at the center of your screen. 
• To read one woman's personal recollection of growing up at the original Clackamas Hatchery facility, go to: http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/ClackamasHatchery.htm