Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 500 - FISH MANAGEMENT PLANS › Section 635-500-3890 - Chinook Salmon in Upper Klamath Lake and Tributaries

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Goal: Restore naturally reproducing
			 self-sustaining populations of Chinook salmon into suitable habitat in Upper
			 Klamath Lake and tributaries.
(2)
			 Policies:
(a) A Re-Introduction Implementation
			 Plan shall be prepared to guide re-introduction of Chinook salmon into Upper
			 Klamath Lake and tributaries.
(b)
			 The Re-Introduction Implementation Plan shall identify near-term and long-term
			 actions necessary to address key uncertainties and develop specific strategies
			 for achieving the goals of re-introduction.
(c) The Re-Introduction Implementation Plan
			 shall identify and address key uncertainties necessary to complete an
			 Anadromous Fish Conservation Plan for the Oregon portion of the Klamath River,
			 Upper Klamath Lake and tributaries, consistent with stipulations of the Oregon
			 Department of Fish and Wildlife's (Department's) Native Fish Conservation
			 Policy (OAR 635-007-0503).
(d) As part of the Re-Introduction
			 Implementation Plan, a stock recruitment model will be developed for Chinook
			 salmon utilizing Upper Klamath Lake and tributaries to determine specific
			 escapement numbers necessary to meet conservation and other management goals to
			 be finalized in the Anadromous Fish Conservation Plan.
(e) Release of Chinook salmon into Upper
			 Klamath Lake and tributaries shall not occur until the Re-Introduction
			 Implementation Plan is completed.
(f) An Anadromous Fish Conservation Plan for
			 Chinook salmon in Upper Klamath Lake and tributaries, consistent with the
			 stipulations of the Department's Native Fish Conservation Policy (OAR
			 635-007-0503) shall be prepared
			 for Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approval, once self sustaining
			 population(s) of Chinook salmon are established in Upper Klamath Lake and
			 tributaries.
(g) The Anadromous
			 Fish Conservation Plan prepared for Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
			 approval shall provide policy direction to guide management of established
			 anadromous fish populations in the Oregon portion of the Klamath Basin. This
			 plan will be incorporated into a comprehensive plan for fisheries management of
			 the entire Klamath River Basin that will fulfill requirements of the Pacific
			 Fisheries Management Council.
(h)
			 Klamath Basin stocks of Chinook salmon have priority over out-of-basin stocks
			 of Chinook salmon for re-introduction into Upper Klamath Lake and
			 tributaries.
(i) Hatchery
			 production and supplementation efforts associated with reintroduction of
			 Chinook salmon into Upper Klamath Lake and tributaries will be developed
			 consistent with Fish Hatchery Management Policy and guidelines (OAR
			 635-007-0542).
(j) As part of active efforts to re-establish
			 runs of anadromous fish, only pathogen free eggs or juvenile Chinook salmon
			 will be released into Upper Klamath Lake and tributaries.
(k) Once adult Chinook salmon are
			 volitionally returning to Keno Dam, they will be seasonally trapped and moved
			 upstream as needed.