OAR 635-500-5260: Coho Salmon

Policies and objectives for coho salmon management in the Siuslaw River Basin. (1) Policies: (a) The Siuslaw Basin shall be managed for naturally produced coho production with an option for a hatchery program consistent with the provisions in OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon); (b) The tidewater fishery for coho shall have priority over the freshwater coho fishery in the Siuslaw River Basin. (2) Objectives: (a) Recover the naturally produced coho population of the Siuslaw 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 Siuslaw River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow fisheries targeting fin clipped hatchery coho consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon). (c) Recover Siuslaw River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow an in-river fishery on naturally produced coho consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).