OKANOGAN RIVER SPRING & SUMMER/FALL CHINOOK Hatchery & Genetics Management Plans.

OKANOGAN RIVER OKANOGAN RIVER SPRING & SPRING &

SUMMER/FALLSUMMER/FALLCHINOOKCHINOOK

Hatchery & GeneticsHatchery & Genetics

Management PlansManagement Plans

What Are They?What Are They?

Comprehensive Production & Harvest Comprehensive Production & Harvest Programs for Spring Chinook and Programs for Spring Chinook and Summer/Fall Chinook in the OkanoganSummer/Fall Chinook in the OkanoganSubbasin and in the Columbia River Subbasin and in the Columbia River

from from Chief Joseph Dam Downstream to theChief Joseph Dam Downstream to theOkanogan RiverOkanogan River

WHY?WHY?

No Mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam – 60+ No Mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam – 60+ yrsyrs

No Anadromous Fish Mitigation for Chief No Anadromous Fish Mitigation for Chief Joseph Dam, 4 COE Lower Columbia River Joseph Dam, 4 COE Lower Columbia River DamsDams

Inadequate Mitigation for 5 PUD DamsInadequate Mitigation for 5 PUD Dams Inequity:Inequity: 630 Fish Ave. Annual Colville 630 Fish Ave. Annual Colville

HarvestHarvest No Colville Spring Chinook FisheriesNo Colville Spring Chinook Fisheries Abrogation of Federal Trust ResponsibilitiesAbrogation of Federal Trust Responsibilities

Summer/Fall ChinookSummer/Fall ChinookPrograms Programs

Integrated Recovery Program: Increase Integrated Recovery Program: Increase Abundance, Distribution, Diversity of Abundance, Distribution, Diversity of Natural-Origin Summer/Fall ChinookNatural-Origin Summer/Fall Chinook Disperse Hatchery Production of Summer Disperse Hatchery Production of Summer

Chinook to Increase Natural ProductionChinook to Increase Natural Production Realign and Increase Hatchery Production of Realign and Increase Hatchery Production of

Summer ChinookSummer Chinook Initiate Local Okanogan Summer Chinook Initiate Local Okanogan Summer Chinook

BroodstockBroodstock Initiate Propagation of Later-Arriving ChinookInitiate Propagation of Later-Arriving Chinook Mark all Hatchery-Origin ChinookMark all Hatchery-Origin Chinook

Summer/Fall ChinookSummer/Fall ChinookProgramsPrograms

Integrated Harvest Program:Integrated Harvest Program: Enhance Enhance Tribal C&S and Recreational HarvestTribal C&S and Recreational Harvest

Selective Harvest of Marked, Hatchery-Selective Harvest of Marked, Hatchery-Origin FishOrigin Fish

Harvest Natural-Origin Fish When AvailableHarvest Natural-Origin Fish When Available

In Okanogan and Columbia RiversIn Okanogan and Columbia Rivers

Omak Pond

Bonaparte Pond

Tonasket Pond

Similkameen Pond

Ellisforde Pond

Summer/Fall Chinook Summer/Fall Chinook Program SizeProgram Size

Similkameen Pond –Similkameen Pond –376,000 existing yearling 376,000 existing yearling summer chinooksummer chinook

Bonaparte Pond -Bonaparte Pond - 200,000 existing yearling 200,000 existing yearling summer chinooksummer chinook

Tonasket Pond - Tonasket Pond - 400,000 yearling 400,000 yearling summer summer chinook (per chinook (per PUD HCP)PUD HCP)

CJD Hatchery - CJD Hatchery - 300,000 new yearling 300,000 new yearling summer chinooksummer chinook

200,000 new sub-200,000 new sub-yearling yearling summer chinooksummer chinook

Summer/Fall Chinook Summer/Fall Chinook Program SizeProgram Size

Omak Pond -Omak Pond - 400,000 new yearling 400,000 new yearling later-later- arriving chinookarriving chinook

300,000 new sub-yearling, 300,000 new sub-yearling, later- later- arriving chinookarriving chinook

CJD Hatchery - CJD Hatchery - 200,000 new yearling, 200,000 new yearling, later-later- arriving chinookarriving chinook

200,000 new sub-200,000 new sub-yearling, yearling, later-arriving later-arriving chinookchinook

Bonaparte PondBonaparte Pond

Summer/Fall Chinook Summer/Fall Chinook ProductionProduction

Eastbank HatcheryEastbank Hatchery 576,000 existing summer Chinook576,000 existing summer Chinook

Chief Joseph Dam HatcheryChief Joseph Dam Hatchery 500,000 new summer Chinook500,000 new summer Chinook 1.1 million new later-arriving Chinook1.1 million new later-arriving Chinook

PUD HatcheryPUD Hatchery 400,000 existing summer Chinook400,000 existing summer Chinook

Spring Chinook – Two Spring Chinook – Two PhasesPhases

Phase IPhase IUse Carson Stock Spring ChinookUse Carson Stock Spring ChinookTest Habitat FunctionTest Habitat FunctionCreate & Test Tribal & Sport FisheriesCreate & Test Tribal & Sport Fisheries

Phase IIPhase IIUse UCR Spring Chinook (Methow Use UCR Spring Chinook (Methow

Stock)Stock)Experimental Population w/FisheriesExperimental Population w/FisheriesContribute to ESU Recovery & Contribute to ESU Recovery &

DelistingDelisting

Spring Chinook Program Spring Chinook Program

Integrated Recovery Program: Increase Integrated Recovery Program: Increase Abundance, Distribution, Diversity of Abundance, Distribution, Diversity of Natural-Origin Spring ChinookNatural-Origin Spring Chinook In Phase I & Phase II In Phase I & Phase II Current Reintroduction in Omak CreekCurrent Reintroduction in Omak Creek Later Possible Reintroduction in Salmon Later Possible Reintroduction in Salmon

CreekCreek Test Pen-Rearing in Lake Osoyoos Test Pen-Rearing in Lake Osoyoos Carson Stock Transitioning to Methow StockCarson Stock Transitioning to Methow Stock

Spring Chinook Program Spring Chinook Program - I- I

Isolated Harvest Program: Enhance Isolated Harvest Program: Enhance Tribal C&S and Recreational HarvestTribal C&S and Recreational Harvest

Marked, Hatchery-Origin ChinookMarked, Hatchery-Origin Chinook Test & Deploy Selective Capture GearTest & Deploy Selective Capture Gear Create In-Lieu Fishing SitesCreate In-Lieu Fishing Sites Acclimate in Okanogan at EllisfordeAcclimate in Okanogan at Ellisforde Later Releases Below Chief Joseph DamLater Releases Below Chief Joseph Dam Initially Use Carson StockInitially Use Carson Stock Harvest all Adult Fish (Goal)Harvest all Adult Fish (Goal)

Spring Chinook Program Spring Chinook Program - II - II

Integrated Harvest Program:Integrated Harvest Program:Enhance Tribal C&S and Recreational Enhance Tribal C&S and Recreational HarvestHarvest

Use Methow StockUse Methow Stock Selective Harvest of Marked, Hatchery-Selective Harvest of Marked, Hatchery-

Origin FishOrigin Fish In Okanogan and Columbia RiversIn Okanogan and Columbia Rivers Reserve for Integrated Recovery ProgramReserve for Integrated Recovery Program

Spring Chinook Program Spring Chinook Program Size - ISize - I

Omak Creek –Omak Creek – 50,000 existing 50,000 existing yearling yearling spring chinookspring chinook

Salmon Creek -Salmon Creek - 50,000 new 50,000 new yearling yearling spring chinook*spring chinook*

Ellisforde Pond - Ellisforde Pond - 400,000 yearling 400,000 yearling spring spring chinook*chinook*

Lake Osoyoos - Lake Osoyoos - 100,000 new 100,000 new yearling spring yearling spring chinook*chinook*

CJD Hatchery - CJD Hatchery - 300,000 new 300,000 new yearling yearling spring chinookspring chinook

Ellisforde PondEllisforde Pond

Spring Chinook Spring Chinook Production - IProduction - I

Leavenworth HatcheryLeavenworth Hatchery Initial Egg Source for New ProductionInitial Egg Source for New Production 50,000 Yearlings for Omak Creek50,000 Yearlings for Omak Creek

LWS/Willard HatcheryLWS/Willard Hatchery Initially Hatch & Rear 500,000 FingerlingsInitially Hatch & Rear 500,000 Fingerlings

Chief Joseph Dam HatcheryChief Joseph Dam Hatchery Takes on Full production: 900,000 Spring Takes on Full production: 900,000 Spring

ChinookChinook

Chief Joseph Dam Chief Joseph Dam HatcheryHatchery

48 cfs Variable Temperature Water Supply48 cfs Variable Temperature Water Supply 2 Adult Holding Ponds & Spawning Facilities2 Adult Holding Ponds & Spawning Facilities 640 Vertical Stack Incubation Trays640 Vertical Stack Incubation Trays Fry TroughsFry Troughs 115,000 Cubic Feet of Raceways – 4 programs115,000 Cubic Feet of Raceways – 4 programs Fishway from Columbia RiverFishway from Columbia River 3 Effluent Aeration Ponds3 Effluent Aeration Ponds Hydroelectric Power GenerationHydroelectric Power Generation Buildings: Office/Visitors, Incubation, Fry, Buildings: Office/Visitors, Incubation, Fry,

Shop/Feed Storage, 3 ResidencesShop/Feed Storage, 3 Residences

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Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery

Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery site

Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery site

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