NOAA Fisheries Launches Status Reviews of Columbia Basin Salmon, Steelhead Listed Under ESA, Seeks New Information
October 17th, 2019
NOAA Fisheries has announced 5-year reviews of 17 Pacific Salmon species and 11 steelhead populations listed under the Endangered Species Act.
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Science Panel Reviews Master Plan For Hood River Production Program, Proposes Boost In Spring Chinook Smolts
October 3rd, 2019
A Hood River Hatchery proposal to boost its production of yearling spring chinook smolts from 150,000 to 250,000 is the subject of a recent review by a panel of scientists. However, no changes were proposed to the winter steelhead program.
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Idaho Closes Clearwater River Steelhead Fishing Due To Low Hatchery Broodstock Returns, No Surplus; Opens Coho Fishing
September 26th, 2019
All steelhead fishing on the Clearwater River in Idaho will close Sunday because the number of returning adult hatchery fish is less than the number needed for broodstock
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WDFW Submits To Governor $26 Million Request For Supplemental Funds To Avoid Cuts, Address Emerging Needs
September 24th, 2019
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife last week submitted a $26 million supplemental funding request to Gov. Jay Inslee’s office.
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States Approve Additional Tribal Gillnetting Days Amidst Worries About Steelhead Numbers, Meeting Broodstock Goals
September 13th, 2019
Oregon and Washington fisheries managers approved an additional two and a half days of tribal gillnetting in Zone 6 (Bonneville Dam pool upstream through the John Day Dam pool) as they worried about a declining steelhead run and whether upstream hatcheries could meet their escapement goals for both fall chinook and steelhead broodstock.
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Corps Releases For Comment Draft Plan For Increasing Fall Chinook Production To Mitigate John Day, Dalles Dam Impacts
September 4th, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is seeking public comment on the draft Integrated Limited Reevaluation Report/Environmental Assessment for The Dalles and John Day Mitigation Program, which produces and releases hatchery fall chinook as mitigation for impacts to fisheries.
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Repeat Steelhead Spawners (Kelts): University of Idaho Study Looks At Differences In Consecutive Spawning Vs. Skip Spawners
August 8th, 2019
Steelhead repeat spawners, known as kelts, grow quickly with greater blood fat levels soon after their first spawning, a signal that they will repeat spawning in the first year, according to a recent study.
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Study Investigates Reasons For Straying Of Hatchery Fish In Coastal River; Lack Of Unique Odor Cue Cited
July 23rd, 2019
Hatchery females and larger chinook salmon are less likely to return to their hatchery of origin than they are to spawn naturally with wild fish in the Elk Creek basin on the Oregon Coast, even as smaller chinook and males tend to return to the hatchery, according to a recent study.
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Council Recommendations For 48 Fish/Wildlife Projects, $43 Million A Year, Out For Public Review
July 18th, 2019
Some 48 fish and wildlife projects that will cost $43.5 million each year – hatchery work, data management, research -- were reviewed and approved by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Fish and Wildlife Committee at its meeting this week in Butte, Montana.