Lewis River Hatchery and Supplementation Subgroup

Date

The Reintroduction of Late-Run Winter Steelhead into the Upper North Fork Lewis River, Washington, using F1 Wild Broodstock Hatchery Adults

Lewis River Hatchery and Supplementation Subgroup

• Rich Turner, NOAA Fisheries• Erik Lesko, PacifiCorp Energy• Eric Kinne, Washington

Department of Fish And Wildlife

Lewis River Basin

MAP

Dam Relicensing

• Initiated 1995• Settlement Agreement signed

November 2004• Reintroduction of salmon and

steelhead• Fish Passage Facilities• Hatchery upgrades

• 50-year licenses issued July 2008

Late-run Winter Steelhead

• Listed as Threatened• Recovery Goal – Primary

Population• Reintroduction Strategy

• 100% wild-origin broodstock• Program size: 50,000 yearling smolts

• Goal: 800 adults for upstream release

Broodstock Collection• Merwin Trap• Cedar Creek Trap• Tangle Netting – Lower River• Sport Anglers/Guides

Broodstock Collection• Broodstock Goal

• 50 adults to produce 80,000 eggs• 100% genetic analysis

Merwin Trap - 2009

In-River Collection - 2009

03/04/09

03/11/09

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05/21/09

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Sport Angler Catch - 2009

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2009 Summary

• Collected 74 fish for genetic analysis• 37 males assigned to Lewis River/Cedar

Creek• 12 females assigned to Lewis River /Cedar

Creek• Spawned 12 females and 19 males• Fish on hand – 24K yearlings• All fish are blank wire tagged• Releases are schedule for the end of May

Spawning Crosses and AssignmentsFEMALES MALES

CROSS NUMBER

DNA No. Primary Assignment Area PERCENT ASSIGNMENT Primary Assignment Area DNA No.

1 32 NF LEWIS 100% 99% N FK LEWIS 12

2 32 NF LEWIS 100% 97% N FK LEWIS 28

3 35 NF LEWIS 90% 62% N FK LEWIS 37

4 35 NF LEWIS 90% 99% N FK LEWIS 29

5 63 NF LEWIS 81% 95% CEDAR 40

6 63 NF LEWIS 81% 90% CEDAR 57

7 23 NF LEWIS 99% 82% N FK LEWIS 19

8 23 NF LEWIS 99% 100% N FK LEWIS 39

9 65 NF LEWIS 94% 74% N FK LEWIS 56

10 65 NF LEWIS 94% 58% N FK LEWIS 46

11 66 NF LEWIS 26% 56% CEDAR 17

12 66 CEDAR 72% 93% N FK LEWIS 51

13* 67 KALAMA/summer 97% 89% N FK LEWIS 45

14* 67 KALAMA/summer 97% 96% N FK LEWIS 49

15 68 CEDAR 55% 62% CEDAR 41

16 68 CEDAR 55% 88% CEDAR 55

17 69 MILL CR 78% 58% N FK LEWIS 46

18 69 MILL CR 78% 74% N FK LEWIS 56

19 74 KALAMA 65% 98% N FK LEWIS 25

20 64 CEDAR 85% 96% N FK LEWIS 71

21* 70 SF TOUTLE 55% 93% N FK LEWIS/summer 73

* Indicates fish that were spawned, but fry were released in Battleground Lake.

Source: Eric Kinne, WDFW

Problems and Solutions• Broodstock Collection

– Methods– Seasonal timing

Problems and Solutions• Genetic Assignment

– Time required– Rules for inclusion/exclusion

Problems and Solutions• Spawning Protocols

– Egg loss• Annual Operating Plan

Broodstock Collection Curve

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2010 Collections

• 13 Collected through March 2 • 8 Merwin Trap• 5 Lower River Tangle Net

• Assignments• 8 Lewis River/Cedar Creek• 3 lower River Hatchery, • 1 Kalama, 1 Hood River

Acknowledgements

• Lewis River Hatchery and Supplementation Subgroup

• More Information• 2009 Annual Report: Still in draft, Contact

[email protected]

• 2009 Hatchery and Supplementation Plan: http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/Energy_Sources/Hydro/Hydro_Licensing/Lewis_River/200912_LR_Final+HS+PLAN.pdf

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