Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 500 - FISH MANAGEMENT PLANS
Section 635-500-3480 - Wild Trout Production
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 635-500-3480
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
Policy and objectives for wild trout production enhancement in the Sandy River basin.
(1) Policy: Native rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, whitefish, and introduced brook trout in the Sandy River basin shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Wild Fish management alternative for trout (ODFW Trout Plan, 1987). Hatchery trout releases in the Sandy River basin shall be confined to standing water bodies only.
(2) Objectives:
(a) Maintain the genetic diversity,
adaptiveness, and abundance of native rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and
whitefish populations by enhancing natural production, preserving and restoring
historical distribution, and by sustaining multiple age-classes;
(b) Provide angling opportunities on
naturally produced rainbow and cutthroat trout in the basin, and continue to
provide consumptive angling opportunities for brook trout;
(c) Protect, enhance, and restore rainbow
trout, cutthroat trout, and whitefish habitat;
(d) Ensure adequate fish passage is provided
and maintained throughout the basin;
(e) Achieve mitigation for lost searun and
fluvial trout spawning and rearing habitat associated with hydropower water
diversions in the basin.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129
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