Or. Admin. R. 635-500-0840

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 635-500-0840 - Spring Chinook Salmon

Policy and objectives for wild and hatchery spring Chinook in the Clackamas River subbasin:

(1)

(a) Policy: Consistent with achieving the desired status for spring Chinook salmon identified in the Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead (OAR 635-500-6600), the Clackamas subbasin shall be managed for production of wild and hatchery spring Chinook.

(b) The lower subbasin below River Mill Dam shall be managed primarily for the production and harvest of hatchery spring Chinook. The subbasin above North Fork Dam shall be managed for natural production of the indigenous stock.

(2) Objectives:

(a) Achieve the desired status for spring Chinook salmon in the Clackamas subbasin identified in the Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead (OAR 635-500-6600);

(b) Achieve full mitigation for Willamette River spring Chinook populations reduced or extirpated due to dam construction and operations;

(c) Monitor the status of the spring Chinook run in the Clackamas subbasin;

(d) Maintain the gene resources of Clackamas spring Chinook;

(e) Maintain hatchery fish genetic diversity, to assure that hatchery populations do not pose a risk to wild populations, meet the management objectives for which they are produced, and maintain their optimum biological and economic value.

Or. Admin. R. 635-500-0840

FWC 3-1992, f. 1-28-92, cert. ef. 2-1-92; DFW 16-1998, f. & cert. ef. 3-9-98; DFW 110-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-9-11

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146 & 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & 506.129