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Hatchery Production consistent with Wild Salmon Recovery;  the WDFW Hatchery System Evaluation June  2000

Washington State Hatcheries Have been around over 100 years Mitchell Act facilities – 1940s First stock restoration projects / Stock Transfer Guidelines / Co-Manager’s Disease Policy - 15-20 years ago Today – Hatchery Reform

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"WDFW" WDFW Tribe USFWS

Statewide Hatchery Facilities WDFW 90 facilities   250 cooperative projects   40 Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group projects Tribes 35 facilities USFWS 12 facilities

Species Propagated Chinook, coho, chum, pink, sockeye Steelhead, trout Warmwater species

Annual Statewide Hatchery Production WDFW 200-250 million fish Tribes 46 million fish USFWS 38 million fish

Additional Benefits of Hatcheries Treaty trust obligations Coded-wire tag program Selective fisheries through mass marking Stock restoration

What’s being evaluated? Species Stock Life stage at release (yearling, fingerling, fry) Location of release

"1." 1. Physical aspects and operation of hatchery 2. Effects of released hatchery fish on wild stocks

Assessing the effects of the physical aspects and operation of  the hatchery Fish passage Screened intakes Pollution abatement

Assessing the effects of released hatchery fish on wild stocks Genetic interactions Competition Predation

Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans Developed by National Marine  Fisheries Service to address Endangered Species Act permitting and compliance Will serve as operating permit Will be publicly accessible

Timelines for HGMPs

Hatchery Reform Support State and Tribal efforts Provide for facilitation of a reform strategy Provide a competitive grants program for hatchery research Establish an independent scientific panel (HSRG)

Hatchery Scientific Review Group

How does it all fit??

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Hatchery Production in WRIA 8&9 Issaquah Fall Chinook          Keta Creek Fall Chinook Soos Creek Fall Chinook      Keta Creek Coho Icy Creek Fall Chinook          Keta Creek Chum UW Fall Chinook                   Crisp Creek Coho Cedar River Sockeye            Elliott Bay Net Pens Issaquah Coho                      Soos Creek Coho UW Coho Palmer Pond Steelhead        Various Cooperative DesMoines Net Pens                                Projects

Actions in WRIA 8 & 9 Facility Evaluation Soos Creek – Intake Hatchery Programs Completion of HGMPs for chinook Interim Risk Assessment for ESA compliance Interim Fish Passage and Coop Guidelines

Hatchery Reform Comprehensive Integrated Collaborative

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