2012 Pacific Coast Steelhead Management Meeting March 13-15, 2012 Bob Leland & Anne Marshall

1. 2012 Pacific Coast Steelhead Management MeetingMarch 13-15, 2012Bob Leland & Anne Marshall Washington State Steelhead Status Review

2. Washington State Steelhead Status Review • ESA DPS Listings & Population Trends Updates • Wild Steelhead Conservation and Recovery • Hatchery Reform & Wild Steelhead Management Zone Development (WSMZ) • Citizen Advisory Groups to assist with WSMZ development & implementing hatchery reform • Puget Sound Technical Recovery Team (TRT) – results and progress

3. Washington State Steelhead Status Review • ESA DPS Listings & Population Trends Updates • Wild Steelhead Conservation and Recovery • Hatchery Reform & Wild Steelhead (Salmonid) Management Zone (WSMZ) Development • Citizen Advisory Groups to assist with WSMZ development & implementing hatchery reform • Puget Sound Technical Recovery Team (TRT) – results and progress

4. Washington State Steelhead Status Review • ESA DPS Listings & Population Trends Updates • Wild Steelhead Conservation and Recovery • Hatchery Reform & Wild Steelhead Management Zone Development • Citizen Advisory Groups to assist with WSMZ development & implementing hatchery reform • Puget Sound Technical Recovery Team (TRT) – results and progress

5. NOAA Determination of Washington State Steelhead Status by DPS • Not Warranted for Listing • Olympic Peninsula • Southwest Washington • Threatened • Snake River Basin (1997) • Upper Columbia River (1997) • Lower Columbia River (1998) • Middle Columbia River (1999) • Puget Sound (2007)

6. Steelhead – Washington State DPSs

7. Steelhead – Puget Sound DPS

8. Steelhead – Olympic Peninsula DPS

9. Steelhead – SW Washington DPS

10. Steelhead – Lower Columbia DPSWinter run

11. Steelhead – Lower Columbia DPSSummer run

12. Steelhead – Middle Columbia DPS

13. Steelhead - Upper Columbia DPS

14. Steelhead – Columbia / Snake Dams

15. Steelhead – Snake River DPS

16. Washington State Steelhead Status Review • ESA DPS Listings & Population Trends Updates • Wild Steelhead Conservation and Recovery • Hatchery reform & Wild Steelhead Management Zone Development • Citizen Advisory Groups to assist with WSMZ development & implementing hatchery reform • Puget Sound Technical Recovery Team (TRT) – results and progress

17. STATEWIDE STEELHEAD MANAGEMENT PLAN – March 2008 Clear Goals – Identified Objectives – Strategies to Achieve Goals Lower Columbia Puget Sound Olympic Peninsula SW Washington Middle Columbia Snake River Upper Columbia Natural Production Habitat Protection and Restoration Fisheries Management Artificial Production Regulatory Compliance Monitoring, Evaluation & Adaptive Management Research Outreach & Education

18. SSMP - Natural Production • Highest priority on protection of wild steelhead stocks • Healthy wild stocks meet viable salmonid population (VSP) parameters • Protect and restore the diversity • Provide sufficient wild spawners • Establish network of wild stock gene banks (Wild Steelhead Management Zones - WSMZ) • At least one wild stock gene bank for each major population group in each DPS • Manage from ecosystem perspective • Requires description of path with measureable benchmarks and long-term goals

19. Hatchery and Fishery Reform Policy FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION POLICY DECISION POLICY TITLE: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery and Fishery Reform POLICY NUMBER: C-3619 Effective Date: November 6, 2009 See Also: Approved by: ____________________________, Chair Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Purpose The purpose of this Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife policy is to advance the conservation and recovery of wild salmon and steelhead by promoting and guiding the implementation of hatchery reform.

20. Hatchery & Fishery Reform Policy • Use HSRG principles, standards & recommendations to guide management of hatcheries • Reduce genetic & ecological impacts of hatchery fish • Develop watershed-specific plans that implement hatchery reform as part of an All-H strategy • Establish a network of Wild Salmonid Management Zones (WSMZ) • “The Department will have a goal of establishing at least one WSMZ for each species in each major population group (bio-geographical region, strata) in each ESU/DPS.”

21. Hatchery & Fishery Reform Policy • Wild Steelhead (Salmonid) Management Zone (WSMZ) Establishment • Public Involvement – Puget Sound Hatchery Action Advisory Group • Develop recommendations for modifications to hatchery programs • Recommend wild populations for WSMZ inclusion • Provide sustainable fishing opportunities

22. Hatchery & Fishery Reform Policy • Puget Sound Hatchery Action Advisory Group • Monthly meetings since summer 2011 • Work through spring 2012 – Steelhead, Coho, Chinook • Recommendations for WSMZs & modifications to hatchery programs given to Fish Program for review

23. Hatchery & Fishery Reform Policy • Next Steps • Meet w/co-managers – brief & develop consensus • Summer 2012 update Fish & Wildlife Commission on progress • Washington Coast Hatchery Action Advisory Group, Fall 2012

24. Thank You for Your Time Please Welcome Anne! Puget Sound Steelhead Technical Recovery Team – results & progress Artwork by Peter Thompson New York Sea Grant