Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 500 - FISH MANAGEMENT PLANS
Section 635-500-1410 - Spring Chinook Salmon

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 635-500-1410

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

Policy and objectives for wild and hatchery spring Chinook in the Molalla and Pudding subbasins:

(1) Policy: Consistent with achieving the desired status for the Molalla population of spring Chinook salmon identified in the Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead (OAR 635-500-6600), the Molalla and Pudding River subbasins shall be managed for production of wild and hatchery spring Chinook.

(2) Objectives:

(a) Achieve the desired status for the Molalla population of spring Chinook in the Molalla and Pudding River subbasins identified in the Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead (OAR 635-500-6600);

(b) Monitor the status of spring Chinook in the Molalla and Pudding River subbasins;

(c) Maintain the gene resources of Molalla spring Chinook;

(d) Manage genetic characteristics of hatchery fish to assure that hatchery populations do not pose a risk to wild populations, meet the management objectives for which they are produced, and maintain their optimum biological and economic value.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146 & 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & 506.129

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