Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-6020

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

Section 635-500-6020 - Summer Steelhead

(1) The following policies apply to summer steelhead management in the upper Deschutes subbasin:

(a) Only specific pathogen free hatchery reared eggs or juvenile summer steelhead will be released into the upper Deschutes River subbasin until they return as adults to the Pelton Trap.

(b) Only summer steelhead adults known to have originated upstream of Round Butte Dam or reared in a M. cerebralis free environment will be released above the dam until passage measures are proven successful.

(c) Summer steelhead of any origin may be considered for passage upstream of Round Butte Dam once it has been determined the population is able to sustain itself.

(d) The upper Deschutes River subbasin will be managed for native summer steelhead consistent with the Native Fish Conservation Policy (OAR 635-007-0503).

(2) The following objectives apply to summer steelhead management in the upper Deschutes subbasin:

(a) Maintain self-sustaining populations of naturally produced summer steelhead upstream of Round Butte Dam. A stock recruitment model will be developed for native summer steelhead to determine specific escapement numbers necessary to meet conservation goals.

(b) Provide a non-consumptive recreational fishery above Pelton if naturally produced summer steelhead spawner escapement exceeds conservation goals in five consecutive years.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-6020

DFW 129-2003, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-03

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146 & 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & 506.129