Fish Species
Coho
Salmon
The hatchery provides over 1 million eyed coho salmon eggs and rears
1.5 million coho salmon for release as yearling smolts to meet mitigation
and restoration programs in the Columbia River basin. At the hatchery,
350,000 coho smolts are released to meet mitigation responsibilities
and to provide a viable source of eggs. The Yakama Nation
receives 500,000 yearling coho salmon for the Yakima River basin (Yakama
Nation Fisheries Resource Management) and the Nez
Perce Tribe receives
550,000 yearling coho salmon for release in the Clearwater River basin
in Idaho. Both of these programs have been established for the purpose
of restoring coho salmon runs in those river systems.The hatchery also
supports downstream fisheries by supplying 150,000 coho presmolts to the
Clatsop Economic Development Council (CEDC) Fisheries Project at
the mouth of the Columbia River.
Winter Steelhead
The hatchery currently rears and releases at the hatchery 100,000 yearling
winter steelhead smolts for mitigation purposes. These steelhead return
and spawn during the months of January, February and March.
