Hatcheries

Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs)
for WDFW Hatchery Programs

Lower Columbia River HGMP's

The plans describe the operation of those hatchery programs in the lower Columbia River and the potential effects of the programs on wild fish species, including salmon and steelhead, that are protected by the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). WDFW has updated the draft HGMPs for the lower Columbia River to better reflect current efforts to protect and restore wild salmon and steelhead populations, said Heather Bartlett, hatchery division manager for WDFW. Public comments, WDFW's response and any resulting modifications to the draft HGMPs will be posted on the department's website. The finalized HGMPs will be forwarded to NOAA Fisheries, the federal agency responsible for implementing the ESA.

Draft HGMPs Available for Public Comment

• No HGMPs are currently available for public comment

Draft Lower Columbia River HGMPs:

• Lower Columbia River HGMPs
  • Deep River Net Pen Fall Chinook Program
  • Kalama River Spring Chinook
  • Beaver Cr. Summer Steelhead
  • Drano Lake Summer Steelhead (Skamania Hatchery Outplant)
  • East Fork Lewis River Skamania Hatchery Summer Steelhead Outplant
  • Kalama River Hatchery Summer Steelhead- Skamania Hatchery Transfer to Fallert Creek Hatchery
  • North Toutle Hatchery Summer Steelhead
  • South Fork Toutle River Cowlitz Game and Anglers Acclimation Pond
  • Skamania Summer Steelhead On-Station Release and Outplants
  • Beaver Cr. Winter (Early) Steelhead Program
  • Coweeman Winter (Early) Hatchery Steelhead
  • East Fork Lewis River - Skamania Hatchery Winter Steelhead Outplant
  • Grays River Winter (Early) Steelhead Program
  • Kalama River Winter (Early) Steelhead
  • Rock Creek Winter Steelhead (Skamania Hatchery Outplant)
  • Salmon Creek (Klineline Pond) Winter Steelhead
  • Skamania Hatchery Winter Steelhead On-Station Release
    
    
• Letter of Submittal to NOAA
  • May 31, 2013 letter of submittal to NOAA on 17 Lower Columbia River HGMPs
  • Appendix A: Lower Columbia Hatchery Steelhead Introgression Study Design Framework
  • Appendix B: Considerations for the use of segregated vs. integrated steelhead hatcheries in the Lower Columbia Region
• Public Comments
  • E-mailed Public Comments
  • Hatchery Scientific Review Group Comments
• WDFW Response to Comments
  • WDFW's Letter to NOAA
  • WDFW's Response to Public Comments on 17 Lower Columbia River HGMPs