Carson National Fish Hatchery HATCHERY AND GENETIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (HGMP)

Carson National Fish Hatchery HATCHERY AND GENETIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (HGMP)
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Carson NFH’s spring Chinook salmon program was initiated in 1955. Carson NFH operates as part of the Columbia River Fisheries Development Program under U.S. v. Oregon and is funded through the Mitchell Act- a program to provide for the conservation of Columbia River fishery resources. The purpose of the hatchery is to successfully rear and release 1,420,000 spring Chinook salmon smolts for release on-station. Those releases are to help mitigate for fish losses in the Columbia River Basin caused by main stem hydropower project construction and operation and other basin development. Fish releases contribute to important terminal area tribal ceremonial and subsistence fisheries and non-tribal sport fisheries while providing for adequate escapement for hatchery production. Hatchery operations strive to meet mitigation requirements of the Mitchell Act and the Columbia River Fish Management Plan (U.S. v. Oregon).

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Carson National Fish Hatchery
Welcome to Carson National Fish Hatchery! Constructed in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corp, we raise and release 1.52 million spring Chinook salmon each year to mitigate fishery losses due to hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. Furthermore, we belong to a Complex of hatcheries along the...
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The National Fish Hatchery System is a global leader in conservation aquaculture. Across the United States, 71 national fish hatcheries raise millions of fish and aquatic wildlife each year to enhance state and tribally managed recreational fisheries, boost local economic development, fulfill...
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