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The Reintroduction of Late-Run Winter Steelhead into the Upper North Fork Lewis River, Washington, using F1 Wild Broodstock Hatchery Adults. Lewis River Hatchery and Supplementation Subgroup. Rich Turner, NOAA Fisheries Erik Lesko, PacifiCorp Energy
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The Reintroduction of Late-Run Winter Steelhead into the Upper North Fork Lewis River, Washington, using F1 Wild Broodstock Hatchery Adults
Lewis River Hatchery and Supplementation Subgroup Rich Turner, NOAA Fisheries Erik Lesko, PacifiCorp Energy Eric Kinne, Washington Department of Fish And Wildlife
Dam Relicensing Initiated 1995 Settlement Agreement signed November 2004 Reintroduction of salmon and steelhead Fish Passage Facilities Hatchery upgrades 50-year licenses issued July 2008
Late-run Winter Steelhead Listed as Threatened Recovery Goal – Primary Population Reintroduction Strategy 100% wild-origin broodstock Program size: 50,000 yearling smolts Goal: 800 adults for upstream release
Broodstock Collection Merwin Trap Cedar Creek Trap Tangle Netting – Lower River Sport Anglers/Guides
Broodstock Collection Broodstock Goal 50 adults to produce 80,000 eggs 100% genetic analysis
2009 Summary Collected 74 fish for genetic analysis 37 males assigned to Lewis River/Cedar Creek 12 females assigned to Lewis River /Cedar Creek Spawned 12 females and 19 males Fish on hand – 24K yearlings All fish are blank wire tagged Releases are schedule for the end of May
Problems and Solutions Broodstock Collection Methods Seasonal timing
Problems and Solutions Genetic Assignment Time required Rules for inclusion/exclusion
Problems and Solutions Spawning Protocols Egg loss Annual Operating Plan
2010 Collections 13 Collected through March 2 8 Merwin Trap 5 Lower River Tangle Net Assignments 8 Lewis River/Cedar Creek 3 lower River Hatchery, 1 Kalama, 1 Hood River
Acknowledgements Lewis River Hatchery and Supplementation Subgroup More Information 2009 Annual Report: Still in draft, Contact rich.turner@noaa.gov 2009 Hatchery and Supplementation Plan: http://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/Energy_Sources/Hydro/Hydro_Licensing/Lewis_River/200912_LR_Final+HS+PLAN.pdf