OAR 635-009-0095: Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Definitions

The following definitions shall apply to Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program projects: (1) Definitions listed in ORS 496.430 and OAR 635-007-0501. (2) “Acclimation” means to hold juvenile fish at a site other than where they were reared, for a specified length of time immediately prior to release at the site, in order to cause them to imprint on and return to the site as adults. (3) “Committee” means the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee. (4) “Egg Incubation Project” means project in which eggs are contained and hatched and resultant fry are released unfed. (5) “Enhancement” means resource conservation, utilization and educational activities that contribute to the recovery and sustainability of native fish. (6) “Enhancement Project” is any project authorized by the Department in accordance with these rules. (7) “Fish Propagation” means to rear fish for release (includes egg incubation). (8) “Mark” means a distinctive identification such as a removed fin or characteristic scale pattern, or both; a coded-wire tag imbedded in the fish in addition to a removed adipose fin; or some other methods approved by the Department for the purpose of identifying the origin of the fish. (9) “Stocking” means to release hatchery-produced fish into state waters.