Hatchery Review: Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Program National Fish Hatcheries Assessments and Recommendations

Hatchery Review: Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Program National Fish Hatcheries Assessments and Recommendations
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated a series of hatchery reviews in May 2005 to assure that its hatchery programs in the Pacific Northwest are part of a scientifically-sound and integrated strategy - consistent with State, Tribal, and other Federal strategies - for conserving wild stocks and managing fisheries in watersheds within the Region. The reviews examined 53 hatchery programs at 24 federally-owned hatcheries in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. All Hatchery Reviews were completed in January 2011.

This final report and associated appendices addresses hatchery programs and hatchery operations at Dworshak, Hagerman, and Kooskia National Fish Hatcheries. 

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Type of document
Report
Facility
Dworshak National Fish Hatchery on the Clearwater, sunset after a storm.
Dworshak National Fish Hatchery
Dworshak National Fish Hatchery is located at the confluence of the North Fork and mainstem Clearwater River, 3 miles west of Orofino, Idaho. The hatchery was constructed by the Corps of Engineers in the late 1960's to mitigate for the loss of Steelhead Trout in the North Fork of the Clearwater...
National Fish Hatchery
OROFINO,ID
Adult Chinook Salmon
Kooskia National Fish Hatchery
Nestled within a deep corner of north Central Idaho, Kooskia raises and releases 600,000 spring Chinook salmon every year into the Clearwater River Basin. In 2007, the certification of the Snake River Basin Adjudication settlement included transfer of hatchery management to the Nez Perce Tribe.
National Fish Hatchery
Kooskia,ID
Program
A man is fishing in a boat with three young girls. The kids are excitedly pulling a fish out of the water.
Healthy fisheries and waters are the foundation of America’s outdoor traditions and give us the freedom to fish, boat, and enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation. The Fish and Aquatic Conservation programs work with states, tribes, and communities to provide a comprehensive approach to freshwater...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
A huge school of silver fishes swimming in a stream

ESA (NMFS) status: threatened (June 1997 - southern OR/northern CA population)

Coho salmon are a species of Pacific salmon which inhabit the Pacific coast in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.  These fish are also known as silver salmon...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Steelhead are usually dark olive in color, shading to silvery white on the underside with a heavily speckled body and a pink-to-red stripe running along their sides.

Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) belong to the family Salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars. Steelhead are similar to some Pacific salmon in their life cycle and ecological requirements. They are born in fresh water streams, where they spend their first 1-3 years of life....

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Ecosystem
Marine
River/stream
Subject tags
Anadromous fish
Biologists (USFWS)
Conservation science
Fish hatcheries
Fisheries
Fisheries management
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific