Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-5260
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024
Section 635-500-5260 - Coho SalmonPolicies and objectives for coho salmon management in the Siuslaw River Basin.
(1) Policies: (a) The Siuslaw Basin shall be managed for naturally produced coho production with an option for a hatchery program consistent with the provisions in OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon);(b) The tidewater fishery for coho shall have priority over the freshwater coho fishery in the Siuslaw River Basin.(2) Objectives: (a) Recover the naturally produced coho population of the Siuslaw River Basin consistent with the six measurable criteria for desired status contained in OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon);(b) Recover Siuslaw River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow fisheries targeting fin clipped hatchery coho consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).(c) Recover Siuslaw River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow an in-river fishery on naturally produced coho consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-5260
DFW 5-1998, f. & cert. ef. 1-12-98; DFW 22-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-5-07Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146 & 506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & 506.129