Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-0105

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 635-500-0105 - Management Guidelines

The following guidelines by management option apply to management of trout:

(1) Option (1)(a) of OAR 635-007-0525 -- Manage exclusively for wild fish:

(a) No hatchery trout will be stocked;

(b) Habitat protection, rehabilitation, and enhancement are the primary management activities;

(c) Harvest and angling effort will be regulated in accordance with the management alternative selected.

(2) Option (1)(b) of OAR 635-007-0525 -- Manage for wild and hatchery fish:

(a) Habitat protection, rehabilitation, and enhancement are essential to maintaining wild trout production;

(b) Hatchery stocks shall be used for target fisheries. When hatchery stocks are released to supplement, rehabilitate, or enhance the existing wild stock, they should be as genetically similar to the existing wild stocks as possible;

(c) Introduction of non-native stocks and species must be approved through the Stocking Policy Review Process. This review is a very detailed procedure, used by anyone who proposes to introduce a stock or species into Oregon waters where they do not or have not existed in the past;

(d) Harvest and angling impact will be regulated in accordance with the management alternative selected.

(3) Option (1)(c) of OAR 635-007-0525 -- Manage for hatchery fish:

(a) Introduction of non-native stocks must be approved through the Stocking Policy Review Process;

(b) Special harvest regulations may be applied to maximize the catch of hatchery trout.

(4) There are three general guidelines for use of hatchery trout common to options (1)(b) and (c) of OAR 635-007-0525:

(a) Yearling rainbow trout will not be stocked in streams that are not presently stocked unless approved by the Commission in a subbasin management plan;

(b) Stocking of yearling rainbow trout will be discontinued or modified where the return to the angler is consistently less than 40 percent of the number released;

(c) Brood stocks selected to contribute to natural production in streams managed for Option (1)(b) of OAR 635-007-0525 will contain a sufficient number of adults (i.e., effective population size) so that the genetic fitness of the wild stock can be maintained.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-0105

FWC 93-1987, f. & ef. 10-30-87

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496 & ORS 506

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 & ORS 506