OAR 635-500-0410: Coho Salmon

(1) The following operating principles apply to coho salmon in the Coos River basin: (a) The Coos River Basin shall be managed for the production of naturally produced coho salmon 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); (b) The coho salmon stock approved for the Coos River system are Coos River stock only; (c) Naturally produced stock shall be incorporated in hatchery broodstock and rearing programs every year. (2) In accordance with these operating principles, it is the objective of the Department to: (a) Recover the naturally produced coho population in the Coos 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 the Coos River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow an in-basin fishery on naturally produced coho salmon consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).