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2021 Sport Fishing RegulationsExhibit E
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Mike Gauvin -Recreational Fisheries Program ManagerCommission Rulemaking
August 2020
Topics for Consideration Public involvement in 2021 regulation process Issue 1: OAR’s, Date Changes, Regulation Proposals Issue 2: Thermal Angling Sanctuaries Public Testimony
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Public Involvement Process Commission materials posted on ODFW Web site
prior to the Commission meeting Public Comment – Commission Meeting
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Issue 1 Oregon Administrative Rules
• Change all references in OAR’s concerning “2020” Sport Fishing Regulations” to refer to the “2021” Sport Fishing Regulations (Attachment 3)
Make necessary date changes Free Fishing Weekends
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Issue 1 Oregon Administrative Rules
Division 21• Malheur River Tribal Fishery
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Issue 1 Guidelines for Staff proposals
• Critical conservation needs• Housekeeping, simplification and error corrections• Inadvertent restrictions• Regulation changes directed by basin plan adoption• New or expanded non-controversial angling opportunities• Consideration of climate change impacts
34 Proposed Changes Proposed Rule Language (Attachment 3)
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EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORDKLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLAND
LA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Statewide Proposals
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• No proposals submitted.
Statewide
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EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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NW Zone Proposed Changes• Little Nestucca River
• Upton Falls
• Stella Falls
UPTON FALLS
STELLA FALLS
EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Southwest Zone Proposed Change
• Coquille Valley Wildlife Area
• No limit on the size or number of bass
• Use of bait allowed – May 22 – Oct 31
• Reduces interaction with coho salmon
• During gamebird season, the Winter Lake Tract is open Wed, Sat, Sun, and
holidays.
EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
OREGON ANGLING ZONES
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Willamette Zone
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• Gilbert River• Use of bait allowed except artificial flies and lures only Apr 16 - May 15.
• Closed for sturgeon the entire year including catch and release.
Willamette Zone
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• McKenzie River• Sections:
• Forest Glen boat ramp to Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool).• Above Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool) including Carmen Reservoir and Clear Lake• South Fork McKenzie River and Tributaries
Willamette Zone
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• Santiam River• Use of bait allowed April 22 to October 31.
• Mainstem• North Santiam• South Santiam
Willamette Zone
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• Detroit Reservoir• 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit.
EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Central Zone• Eagle Creek – above mainline railroad bridge• Open for Chinook and hatchery coho only May 22 – Aug 15
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EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Northeast Zone
• No proposals submitted.
EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Southeast Zone• Agency Lake
• Current Regulation•1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length
• Proposed Regulation• Catch-and-release for rainbow trout. • Artificial flies and lures only.
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Southeast Zone•Link River
• Current Regulation• 1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length. Use of bait allowed.
• Proposed Regulation
• Catch-and-release for rainbow trout. Artificial flies and lures only.
Lake Ewauna
Upper Klamath Lake
Link River
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Southeast Zone• Sprague River
• Current Regulation• Zone Regulation – 2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.
• Proposed Regulation• 1 rainbow trout per day, 15 inch minimum length.
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Southeast Zone• Crystal Creek
• Current Regulation• Use of bait allowed.
• Proposed Regulation• Artificial flies and lures only.
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Southeast Zone• Williamson River
• Current Regulation• Statewide hook rule
• Proposed Regulation• Only one single point hook may be used.
EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Snake Zone• No proposals submitted.
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EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Columbia Zone Proposed
• Housekeeping correction• Open for adult Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Aug 31.
EUGENE
TILLAMOOK
NEWPORT
GOLDBEACH
ROSEBURG
MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS
BEND
PORTLANDLA GRANDE
NORTHWESTCOLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE
MARINE
SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
SNAKE
Oregon Angling Zones
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Marine Zone• No proposals submitted.
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Issue 1: Staff Recommendation Accept staff recommended proposal to readopt the 2020
Sport Fishing Regulations in administrative rule for 2021, and make date changes as necessary.
Accept staff recommended proposals as shown in Attachment 4.
Authorize staff to make formatting changes and text changes to correct typographical or grammatical errors, address inadvertent inconsistencies, and update information regarding the Electronic Licensing System as needed.
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QUESTIONS?
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7 August 2020Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Commission Exhibit E, Issue 2
Outline for Today
• Background• Thermal Angling Sanctuary locations and boundaries?• Temperature criteria for within year management?• Within year temporal scope?• Abundance-based implementation matrix?• Conclusions• Staff Recommendation and Draft Motions
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Background
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Background
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20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
Total Unmarked A‐ and B‐Index Summer Steelhead
Background• EPA has been working on an Coldwater Refuge Plan for several years• Draft plan was released last fall, which ODFW did provide comments on• Some concerns, (see figure) but ODFW largely supportive, and is basing
TAS on the concept
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Background• Interior basin summer steelhead in down-cycle• Environmental conditions have also been in down cycle• Summer steelhead able to benefit from TAS concept• TAS utility optimized during summer months• CR Fisheries Management is complex
Location and Boundaries?
Tributary State River Mile
Cowlitz River Washington 65.2Lewis River Washington 84.4Sandy River Oregon 117.1Tanner Creek Oregon 140.9Eagle Creek Oregon 142.7Herman Creek Oregon 147.5Wind River Washington 151.1L. White Salmon River Washington 158.7White Salmon River Washington 164.9Hood River Oregon 165.7Klickitat River Washington 176.8Deschutes River Oregon 200.8
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61 – 63 ◦F
> 68 ◦F
63 – 65 ◦F
65 – 68 ◦F
R 4
BRADFORD ISLAND
POTENTIAL EAGLE CREEK THERMAL ANGLING SANCTUARY
BOUNDARYSIGN
BOUNDARYSIGN
CLOSED AREA: Eagle Creek ‐From mouth at mainline railroad bridge upstream to angling deadline.
CLOSED AREA: Columbia River ‐A line projecting from a marker on shore upstream of Eagle Creek, through Red “4”, and terminating at a marker on shore downstream of Eagle Creek
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ODFW Youth and Disabled AnglerFishing Platform
58 – 61 ◦F
Herman Creek Cove
61 –63 ◦F
61 –63 ◦F
63 – 65 ◦F
63 – 65 ◦F
65 – 68 ◦F
65 – 68 ◦F
> 68 ◦F
> 68 ◦F
Jetty Tip
< 58 ◦F
< 58 ◦F
POTENTIAL HERMAN CREEK THERMAL ANGLING SANCTUARY
BOUNDARYSIGN
CLOSED AREA: Herman Creek Lagoon – East of the line from northwest tip of the jetty, south to marker on shore.
Herman CreekPeninsula
CLOSED AREA: Herman Creek –East of peninsula from the markers at the mouth upstream to the mainline railroad bridge.
Herman Creek
Herman Creek Youth and Disabled Angler
Angling Area
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MILLER ISLAND
R 2
R 4Range Marker B
Moody Rapids
POTENTIAL DESCHUTES RIVERTHERMAL ANGLING SANCTUARY
64 – 66 ◦F
66 – 68 ◦F
> 68 ◦F
CLOSED AREA: Deschutes River –From mouth at I‐84 Bridge upstream to Moody Rapids.
CLOSED AREA: Columbia River –A line projecting downstream from Range Marker B on the Oregon shore, through Red “4”, and terminating at Red “2” on the Oregon shore.
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Temperature Standard?
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Appropriate Time Block?
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
60.0
65.0
70.0
75.0
80.0
Tempe
rature (F)
Average Columbia River temperatures at Bonneville Dam illustrating warming (e.g. ≥ 68 ◦F)
~July 15 to ~September 15
Steelhead Abundance Matrix?
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• Upriver summer steelhead are managed in two component indices: • A‐Index steelhead• B‐Index steelhead
• Both are present during the proposed time block and should therefore be considered.
Steelhead Abundance Matrix?
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• Potential implementation considerations• Variability in annual returns over time• Refinements in genetic tools and management techniques
• 2008 – 2019 timeframe satisfies both considerations• Advances in parental‐based genetic tagging (aka PBT) allow enumeration of true wild component from 2008 through present
• 2008‐19 returns comparable to longer time series• Staff would propose using combined A/B wild preseason forecast if an abundance based trigger were implemented
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Potential Matrix
Fisheries managed to ensure ≤2% ESAForecast N.O. Upriver STSAbundance
≥75th percentile 25th‐74th percentile < 25th percentile
Preseason/ In‐season Proposed
Action*
Permanent regulations
TAS for Eagle Cr, Herman Cr, Deschutes R
TAS + additional measures
*Additional measures may be implemented based on inseason physical conditions and/or updates.
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Potential Management Actions
Recreational Commercial
Reduced steelhead bag limits Shift timing of fishing periodsRolling steelhead retention closures Reduce # of fishing periodsRiver‐wide steelhead retention closure Reduce time of fishing periodsBoat limit restrictions Gear restrictionsMainstem angling closures Fishery closures
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Effectiveness of Management Actions
Tributary YearHatchery Steelhead Wild Steelhead # #
Kept Released Kept Released Boats Anglers
Deschutes
2016 78 11 0 100 279 726
2017 0 0 0 2 207 531
2018 0 0 0 0 35 92
2019 0 14 0 2 473 1285
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Conclusions
• Climate change is a real and pressing issue that will challenge fish and fisheries management in the future
• Thermal Angling Sanctuaries may be a potential way to provide additional protections to summer steelhead
• Prescriptive rules can come with unforeseen consequences• CR fisheries management’s primary focus is the conservation and
recovery of listed stocks, then providing opportunity when possible within the conservation framework
• This conservation first mandate is regularly demonstrated in our active in-season management
• With identified time and area boundaries staff can implement
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Options and Staff Recommendation
1. Adopt Thermal Angling Sanctuary spatial and temporal boundaries as specified in Revised Attachment 3; provide guidance on implementation.
2. Adopt Thermal Angling Sanctuary spatial and temporal boundaries as well as an abundance‐based implementation matrix.
3. No Action
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QUESTIONS?