MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OF KALAMA RIVER STEELHEADKALAMA RIVER STEELHEAD

WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEWASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

KALAMA RESEARCH TEAMKALAMA RESEARCH TEAM

PAT HULETT PAT HULETT

CAMERON SHARPECAMERON SHARPE

CHRIS WAGEMANNCHRIS WAGEMANN

CHRIS GLEIZESCHRIS GLEIZES

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ACKNOWLEDEMENT$ACKNOWLEDEMENT$

NMFSNMFS

WDFWWDFW

MITCHELL ACTMITCHELL ACT

COLUMBIA RIVER FISHERIES COLUMBIA RIVER FISHERIES

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

O. mykiss O. mykiss DIVERSITYDIVERSITY FISHERY OPPORTUNITIESFISHERY OPPORTUNITIES

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESMANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

STOCK AND LIFE HISTORY FORMSSTOCK AND LIFE HISTORY FORMS

RESIDENT / ANADROMOUSRESIDENT / ANADROMOUS

HATCHERY / WILDHATCHERY / WILD

NATIVE / INTRODUCEDNATIVE / INTRODUCED

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CONTRIBUTING FACTORSCONTRIBUTING FACTORS HABITAT FEATURESHABITAT FEATURES

FISH BIOLOGYFISH BIOLOGY

RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENTRESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT

GOOD FORTUNEGOOD FORTUNE

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

N

KFH

BCH

WA

OR

PORTLAND BONNEVILLE DAM

SKH

30 KM

KLICKITAT R.COLUMBIA R.

COWLITZ HATCHERY

LEWIS R.

LOWER COLUMBIA REGIONLOWER COLUMBIA REGION

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KALAMA WATERSHEDKALAMA WATERSHED

N

K F H

U P P E RK A L A M AF A L L S

RM 10

RM 37

K A L A M A R IV E R

G O BARPO NDF C H

F C H = F a l le r t C reek H a tch e ry; K F H = K a lam a F a lls H a tche ry

LOWER KALAMA FALLSLOWER KALAMA FALLS

FISHWAY TRAPFISHWAY TRAP

SORTING AND PASSAGESORTING AND PASSAGE

2-11-20032-11-2003

4-22-20034-22-2003

WILD SUMMER-RUNWILD SUMMER-RUN

2-7-2003

2-3-2003

WILD WINTER-RUNWILD WINTER-RUN

WILD WINTER-RUNWILD WINTER-RUN

2-7-2003

4-22-2003

RESIDENT RAINBOW TROUTRESIDENT RAINBOW TROUT

RESIDENT RAINBOW TROUTRESIDENT RAINBOW TROUT

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EARLY MANAGEMENTEARLY MANAGEMENT

WILD FISHERY PRIOR TO 1950sWILD FISHERY PRIOR TO 1950s

NON-LOCAL HATCHERY NON-LOCAL HATCHERY STOCKS SINCE LATE 1950sSTOCKS SINCE LATE 1950s(SKAMANIA SR, BEAVER CR. WR)(SKAMANIA SR, BEAVER CR. WR)

SEPARATE H & W STOCK MGMTSEPARATE H & W STOCK MGMT

H & W TIMING DIFFERENCESH & W TIMING DIFFERENCES

KALAMA FISHERY ZONESKALAMA FISHERY ZONES

N

K F H

U P P E RK A L A M AF A L L S

R k m 1 7

R k m 5 9

KALAMA RIVER

F C H

R k m 3 4

R k m 2 7

G E N .R U L E S

S E L .G E A R

F L YO N L Y C L O S E D W A T E R S

(C L O S E D A P R -M A Y )

Kalama Mainstem TemperaturesKalama Mainstem Temperatures

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20T

EM

PE

RA

TU

RE

(C)

LOWER FALLS (RKM 18)

JACKS CREEK (RKM 40)

UPPER FALLS (RKM 59)

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HARVEST RESTRICTIONSHARVEST RESTRICTIONS

WILD STOCK DECLINES IN 1980sWILD STOCK DECLINES IN 1980s

SR WILD RELEASE REGS IN 1986SR WILD RELEASE REGS IN 1986

(April – October)(April – October)

WR WILD RELEASE REGS IN 1991WR WILD RELEASE REGS IN 1991

(Year Around)(Year Around)

SUMMER-RUN HARVEST DATASUMMER-RUN HARVEST DATA

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

RETURN YEAR

AD

ULT

S

HATCHERY HARVEST

WILD RETURN

WILD HARVEST

WILD RELEASE

WINTER-RUN HARVEST DATAWINTER-RUN HARVEST DATA

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003

RETURN YEAR

AD

ULT

S

HATCHERY HARVEST

WILD RETURN

WILD HARVEST

WILD RELEASE

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HATCHERY-WILD ISSUESHATCHERY-WILD ISSUES

IMPACTS OF H PROGRAMS ON WILD?IMPACTS OF H PROGRAMS ON WILD?

KALAMA RESEARCH STARTED 1975KALAMA RESEARCH STARTED 1975

H SPAWNERS OUTNUMBERED WILDH SPAWNERS OUTNUMBERED WILD

H SPAWNERS PRODUCED JUVENILESH SPAWNERS PRODUCED JUVENILES

ADULT PRODUCTION LOWER FOR H FISHADULT PRODUCTION LOWER FOR H FISH

PARTIAL H & W REPROD. ISOLATIONPARTIAL H & W REPROD. ISOLATION

GENETIC AND ECOLOGICAL RISKSGENETIC AND ECOLOGICAL RISKS

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HATCHERY-WILD ISSUESHATCHERY-WILD ISSUES

STOPPED PASSING HATCHERY STOPPED PASSING HATCHERY FISH ABOVE FISHWAY IN 1997FISH ABOVE FISHWAY IN 1997

NEEDED TO STOP JUMPERSNEEDED TO STOP JUMPERS

50% OF SR JUMPED FALLS50% OF SR JUMPED FALLS

KALAMA KALAMA FALLSFALLS

CURTAINCURTAIN OF OF

DENIALDENIAL

SUMMER-RUN ESCAPEMENTSUMMER-RUN ESCAPEMENT

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

RETURN YEAR

AD

UL

TS

HATCHERY

WILD

PASSAGE RESTRICTED

WINTER-RUN ESCAPEMENTWINTER-RUN ESCAPEMENT

0

500

1000

1500

2000

1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003

RETURN YEAR

AD

UL

TS

HATCHERY

WILD

PASSAGE RESTRICTED

HATCHERY WB SUMMER-RUNHATCHERY WB SUMMER-RUN

HATCHERY WB WINTER 3-SALTHATCHERY WB WINTER 3-SALT

2-7-2003

2-7-2003

2-7-2003

4-14-2003

HATCHERY WB WINTER 4-SALT?HATCHERY WB WINTER 4-SALT?

KALAMA FISHERY ZONESKALAMA FISHERY ZONES

N

K F H

U P P E RK A L A M AF A L L S

R k m 1 7

R k m 5 9

KALAMA RIVER

F C H

RELEASE ALL STEELHEAD, 2002-2005(+)

R k m 3 4

R k m 2 7

G E N .R U L E S

S E L .G E A R

F L YO N L Y C L O S E D W A T E R S

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THE ENDTHE END Upper Kalama Falls: end of Kalama River anadromous zoneUpper Kalama Falls: end of Kalama River anadromous zone

BE LEGAL -- BE SAFE!BE LEGAL -- BE SAFE!

WILD RELEASE RULES ENFORCED IN THESE WATERSWILD RELEASE RULES ENFORCED IN THESE WATERS