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Steelhead Stock Status Review and ESA Oregon. Rhine Messmer ODFW District Staff Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pacific Coast Steelhead Management Meeting Port Townsend, Washington March 7-9 2006. ESA Status of Oregon Winter and Summer Steelhead. Winter Steelhead. 49 populations
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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
ESA Status of Oregon Winter and Summer Steelhead Winter Steelhead 49 populations 4 SMU’s Summer Steelhead 30 populations 7 SMU’s
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
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
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
Assessment of 473 Fish Populations comprising 69 Species Management Units • Interim Criteria – Six biological characteristics related to species performance
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).
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.
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