columbia river salmon and steelhead returns fpac and tmt – march 2013 presented by: washington...
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COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON AND
STEELHEAD RETURNS
FPAC and TMT – March 2013Presented by: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
2013 Columbia River Forecasts2
Forecasts and fishery recommendations developed by the Joint Columbia River Management Staff of the Oregon Dept Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) and Washington Dept. Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Presented in the 2013 Joint Staff Report: Stock Status and Fisheries for Spring Chinook, Summer Chinook, Sockeye, Steelhead, and other species, and miscellaneous regulations. Jan 24, 2013
http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01452/wdfw01452.pdf
TAC & Columbia River Compact
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Report submitted to and reviewed by the Technical Advisory Committee (US vs Oregon) and to the Columbia River Compact which adopts rules and seasons for Columbia River Fisheries.
TAC includes staff from Federal and State Agencies & Tribes: USFWS, NMFS, CRITFC, CTUIR, CTWS, NPT, SBT, YN, WDFW, ODFW, IDFG
Upriver Spring Chinook
2013 Forecast141,400
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Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook
2013 Forecast: 58,200/ 18,000w
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Upper Columbia Spring Chinook
2013 Forecast:14,300/ 1,600w
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Upper Columbia Summer Chinook
2013 Forecast73,500
2012 Forecast: 91,2002012 Return: 58,300
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Columbia River Sockeye
2013 Forecast180,500
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Snake River Sockeye
2013 Forecast
1,250
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Upriver Summer Steelhead
2013 Forecast???
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Upriver Fall Chinook
2013 Forecast540,500
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Snake River Wild Fall Chinook
2012 Forecast:31,600
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Upriver Coho at Bonneville Dam
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Upriver Coho Smolt Releases
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Upriver Salmonid Returns15
Total Counts of Adult Pacific Lamprey at Bonneville Dam, 1997-2012
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Lamprey Passage at Bonneville Dam
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Questions?18