Or. Admin. Code § 635-009-0405

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 635-009-0405 - Definitions

The following definitions shall apply to cooperative salmon hatchery projects:

(1) Definitions listed in OAR 635-007-0501.

(2) "Acclimation" means to hold juvenile fish at a site other than where they were reared, for a specified length of time immediately prior to release at the site, in order to cause them to imprint on and return to the site as adults.

(3) "Brood stock Development" means a project in which adults will return to a recapture facility to provide a local brood stock egg source for local management programs.

(4) "Commission" means the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.

(5) "Cooperative Salmon Hatchery Project" means any fish propagation enhancement project authorized under these rules in which the department and the project sponsor share the costs and/or responsibilities of fish propagation.

(6) "Cooperator" means party participating in a cooperative salmon hatchery project.

(7) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

(8) "Enhancement" means management activities including rehabilitation and supplementation that increase fish production beyond the existing levels.

(9) "Fish Propagation" means the spawning, incubating, and/or rearing of fish by a human for sale, release, or other uses.

(10) "Life cycle" means:

(a) Coho salmon -- three years;

(b) Chinook salmon -- five years;

(c) Chum salmon -- four years.

(11) "Mark" means a distinctive identification such as a removed fin and/or characteristic scale pattern; a coded-wire tag imbedded in the fish in addition to a removed adipose fin; or some other method approved by the department for the purpose of identifying the origin of the fish.

(12) "Private Nonprofit Organization" means any organization recognized as such under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of charitable tax exemption.

(13) "Project Sponsor" means any public, private nonprofit, or STEP organization proposing or cooperating in a cooperative salmon hatchery project.

(14) "Public Organization" means any public agency in the State of Oregon, including but not limited to agencies of the state, counties, cities, municipalities, special districts, school districts, port districts, cooperating agencies pursuant to ORS 190.110, and public institutions of higher education.

(15) "Rehabilitation" means short-term management actions which may include fish stocking, habitat improvement, harvest management, or other work, that restore fish populations depressed by natural or man-made events.

(16) "Salmon" means coho salmon, chinook salmon, and chum salmon.

(17) "STEP" means Salmon Trout Enhancement Program.

(18) "Stocking" means to release hatchery produced fish into state waters.

(19) "Supplementation" means continued planting of fish to maintain or increase fish abundance in areas where natural production is insufficient to meet management objectives.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-009-0405

FWC 15-1997, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-97

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138 & ORS 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.146 & ORS 506.124