OAR 635-500-0200: Management Objectives for North Umpqua River Below Soda Springs Dam

The Department of Fish and Wildlife will emphasize summer and winter steelhead and spring chinook in the North Umpqua River below Soda Springs Dam. Coho shall be managed for the production of naturally produced coho with an option for a hatchery program consistent with provisions in OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon). Fall Chinook will be emphasized in other areas where better habitat exists. The Department shall proceed with programs and other efforts to achieve the following objectives, consistent with state law, agency policy and rule, and recognizing funding priorities for the agency. The following objectives will govern management of salmonid populations in the North Umpqua River basin below Soda Springs Dam. (1) All issues related to management of salmon (except coho), steelhead, and cutthroat trout in this area are addressed in the Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan (OAR 635-500-6775). (2) Coho: (a) Recover the naturally produced coho population in the North Umpqua River Basin consistent with the six measurable criteria for desired status contained in OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon). (b) Recover Umpqua River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to prevent restrictions on fisheries targeting other species or fin clipped hatchery coho, and sufficiently to provide for future harvest in the North Umpqua Basin consistent with 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).