Status of Oregon Steelhead: Winter and Summer Populations, ESA Listing, FMEP Development, and Recovery Plans

1. Steelhead Stock StatusReview and ESA Oregon Rhine Messmer ODFW District StaffOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Pacific Coast Steelhead Management Meeting Port Townsend, Washington March 7-9 2006

2. ESA Status of Oregon Winter and Summer Steelhead Winter Steelhead 49 populations 4 SMU’s Summer Steelhead 30 populations 7 SMU’s

3. ESA Status - Winter Steelhead Coastal – Candidate 1998 Rogue – Not Warranted 2001 Lower Columbia – Threatened 1998 Willamette – Threatened 1999 ESA Status - Summer Steelhead Coastal – Candidate 1998 Rogue – Not Warranted 2001 Lower Columbia – Threatened 1998 Mid Columbia – Threatened 1999 Snake – Threatened 1997 Upper Snake – No Designation Klamath – Not Warranted 2001

4. FMEP Development Winter Steelhead • Lower Columbia and Willamette– Columbia River, Willamette tribs below Falls, Clackamas and Sandy; Upper Willamette including Molalla , Santiam and Calapooia rivers • Submitted FMEPs (2) in March 2001 FMEP Development Summer Steelhead • Mid Columbia – Deschutes, Walla Walls, John Day, Hood River, Umatilla • Submitted FMEPs (4) in March 2001 • Revised October 2005 (data updates, dropped wild steelhead harvest on John Day River) • Snake – Grande Ronde/ Imnaha/ Snake River FMEP • Submitted FMEP in March 2001

5. Recover and Conservation Plan Development As part of the TRT/Oregon Plan process, recovery criteria development and assessments are currently underway for populations of steelhead listed under ESA. The TRT criteria focus of 4 VSP conservation attributes: abundance, productivity, distribution, and diversity. Viability Curves uses to assess risk of extinction Winter Steelhead • Lower Columbia and Willamette Recovery Plans in development Public review document out late March Summer Steelhead • Mid Columbia – Deschutes, Walla Walls, John Day, Hood River, Umatilla • Snake – Grande Ronde/ Imnaha/ Snake River FMEP • Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Middle Columbia River Steelhead January 2006 Progress Report, Richard Carmichael ODFW

6. Assessment of 473 Fish Populations comprising 69 Species Management Units • Interim Criteria – Six biological characteristics related to species performance

7. Native Fish Status ReportPublic Draft • Key to implementing Oregon’s Native Fish Conservation Policy • Prioritize conservation plans & address “at risk” Species Management Units. • Utilizes interim criteria defined in the Native Fish Conservation Policy. • Conservation risk, not extinction risk, of naturally produced native fish. • Criteria meant to ensure conservation until conservation plan developed (5 – 10 years).

8. Interim Criteria(In 3 of the last 5 years) • Existing Populations • Habitat Use Distribution • Abundance • Productivity • Reproductive Independence • Hybridization Limited data led us to interpret the intent of some of the criteria.

11. Coastal Winter Steelhead SMU

12. Coastal Winter Steelhead SMU

13. Coastal Winter Steelhead SMU

14. Coastal Winter Steelhead SMU

20. Coastal Summer Steelhead SMU

21. Coastal Summer Steelhead SMU

22. Coastal Summer Steelhead SMU

23. Coastal Summer Steelhead SMU

30. Summary • Oregon’s Native Fish Conservation Policy • Sustainability of native fish • Provide substantial ecological, economic benefits • State of Oregon Recovery Planning not only included ESA recovery requirements but also includes meeting broader social and cultural benefits

31. Greetings from Mark Chilcote