Oregon Steelhead Status, Recovery Planning and Monitoring

1. Oregon Steelhead Status, Recovery Planning and Monitoring Kevin Goodson Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Pacific Coast Steelhead Management Meeting March 4, 2008

2. Review status assessments from 2005 Review status assessments from recovery planning efforts in the Mid-Columbia, Lower Columbia, Upper Willamette and Snake DPSs Describe monitoring efforts for steelhead in Oregon Outline

3. Last formal assessment for many management units Shared at 2006 steelhead management meeting Snapshot of current status, not assessment of extinction risk Status not believed to have changed significantly 2005 Oregon Native Fish Status Report

4. 2005 Oregon Native Fish Status ReportWinter Steelhead

5. 2005 Oregon Native Fish Status ReportSummer Steelhead

6. Mid-Columbia recovery plan public draft expected this spring Lower Columbia recovery plan public draft by 12/08 Upper Willamette recovery plan in 2009 Snake River recovery plan led by NOAA Oregon Recovery Planning Efforts for Steelhead

7. Middle Columbia Steelhead Populations - Oregon

8. Viability Assessment Results for Cascade Eastern Slope MPGOregon Populations

9. Viability Assessment Results for John Day River MPG

10. Viability Assessment Results for Umatilla/Walla Walla Rivers MPGOregon Populations

11. Mid-Columbia Recovery Scenario for each MPG • One half of historic populations • Proportional size representation • All life histories represented • One population highly viable • All populations not viable should be maintained

12. Cascades Eastern Slope Tributaries MPGRecovery Scenario • Fifteenmile Creek: winter run and basic size • Deschutes Rv Eastside: summer run and intermediate size • Deschutes Rv Westside: summer run and large size • Klickitat River: winter/summer run and intermediate size • Rock Creek maintained

13. John Day River MPGRecovery Scenario • Lower Mainstem John Day: very large size • North Fork John Day: large size • Middle Fork or Upper John Day: intermediate size • South Fork maintained

14. Umatilla/Walla Walla Rivers MPGRecovery Scenario • Umatilla River: only large size available • Walla Walla River or Touchet River: intermediate size

15. Mid-Columbia River Steelhead Abundance/Productivity Gaps

16. Lower Columbia Steelhead DPS

17. Lower Columbia DPS Strata

18. Oregon LCR Steelhead Status

19. Upper Willamette Steelhead DPS

20. Upper Willamette Steelhead DPS Current Status

22. Viability Assessment Results for Grande Ronde River MPG

23. Viability Assessment Results for Imnaha River MPG

24. Slowly adding to annual efforts for steelhead Some data from efforts for coho Most surveys utilize probabilistic sampling In addition to dam/trap counts, and other basin-specific efforts Recovery and conservation plans will identify additional monitoring needs Oregon Monitoring Efforts

25. Currently conducted in Klamath Mountains Province (KMP) and Oregon Coast DPSs along with the John Day Basin Counting and marking redds Useful to examine abundance, productivity and spatial structure Currently estimating DPS abundance Steelhead Spawning Surveys

26. Coastal STW Spawning Trends

27. Summer juvenile snorkel surveys Only in pool habitat and within coho distribution Currently conducting surveys in KMP, Oregon Coast and Lower Columbia DPSs Provides trend information on densities and distribution Western Oregon Rearing Project

29. Conducted in the KMP, Oregon Coast and Lower Columbia DPSs Surveys inventory multiple habitat components Will provide ability to track changes with reasonable sensitivity Aquatic Habitat Inventory Surveys

30. Current status in most non-listed management units in Oregon appears stable Oregon is working hard to develop conservation/recovery plans Securing funding to continue and increase monitoring is a priority Summary

31. Questions?