DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Nez Perce Tribal HatcheryNez Perce Tribal HatcheryFall Chinook ProductionFall Chinook Production

Butch Harty Scott Everett

Shawn Wheeler

VISIONAssist in restoring the historic fish species, stocks, and

populations throughout the Nez Perce Treaty territory to a healthy abundance so fish are found in all available habitats

where they were once known in order to provide Tribal fishing for present and future generations.

Nez Perce Tribe Nez Perce Tribe Fisheries Resource ManagementFisheries Resource Management

Snake River Fall Chinook ProductionSnake River Fall Chinook ProductionBroodstock limitations have required Broodstock limitations have required establishing hatchery production prioritiesestablishing hatchery production prioritiesCoCo--managers determine these through managers determine these through US v OregonUS v Oregon negotiationsnegotiationsSnake River Fisheries Management PlanSnake River Fisheries Management Plan

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Lyon’s Ferry Lyon’s Ferry ♦♦

OxbowOxbow

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Dworshak Dworshak ♦♦

Irrigon Irrigon

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UmatillaUmatilla♦♦

Nez Perce Tribal HatcheryNez Perce Tribal Hatchery

Fall Chinook BroodstockFall Chinook BroodstockPrimary SourcesPrimary Sources♦♦

Site 1705 Site 1705 –– Adult Trap Adult Trap

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Lower Granite DamLower Granite Dam

Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources♦♦

Dworshak NFH LadderDworshak NFH Ladder

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Clearwater River tributary Clearwater River tributary weirsweirs

Nez Perce TribeNez Perce Tribe Fall Chinook ProductionFall Chinook Production

Fall Chinook Acclimation ProjectFall Chinook Acclimation Project♦♦

Lyon’s Ferry Hatchery ProductionLyon’s Ferry Hatchery Production

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Transported and AcclimatedTransported and Acclimated♦♦

Snake River Basin Above Lower Granite Snake River Basin Above Lower Granite DamDam

NPTH Fall Chinook ProductionNPTH Fall Chinook Production♦♦

NPTH NPTH -- Site 1705 Site 1705 -- ProductionProduction

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NATURES RearingNATURES Rearing♦♦

Clearwater River SupplementationClearwater River Supplementation

NATURES Features Fall ChinookNATURES Features Fall Chinook

Early rearing in NATURES Early rearing in NATURES acclimation pondsacclimation ponds

Acclimation site releases Acclimation site releases reared in NATURES reared in NATURES acclimation ponds acclimation ponds

All releases as subAll releases as sub--yearlingsyearlings

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery FacilitiesFacilities

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery ComplexNez Perce Tribal Hatchery Complex Fall Chinook ProductionFall Chinook Production

Central Incubation and Rearing Central Incubation and Rearing –– Site 1705Site 1705♦♦

Spawn Spawn –– Incubate Incubate –– Rear Rear –– ReleaseRelease

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery ComplexNez Perce Tribal Hatchery Complex Fall Chinook ProductionFall Chinook Production

Central Incubation and Rearing Central Incubation and Rearing –– Site 1705Site 1705Early Rearing Early Rearing –– Sweetwater SpringsSweetwater Springs

Sweetwater SpringsSweetwater Springs

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery ComplexNez Perce Tribal Hatchery Complex Fall Chinook ProductionFall Chinook Production

Central Incubation and Rearing Central Incubation and Rearing –– Site 1705Site 1705Early Rearing Early Rearing –– Sweetwater SpringsSweetwater SpringsRemote Site Final Rearing and Release Remote Site Final Rearing and Release

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Cedar FlatsCedar Flats♦♦

Lukes GulchLukes Gulch

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North Lapwai ValleyNorth Lapwai Valley

Fall Chinook Final RearingFall Chinook Final RearingLuke’s GulchNorth Lapwai Valley

Pittsburgs Landing

Similar Set-up Cedar Flats

Fall Chinook Full ProductionFall Chinook Full Production 1.4 million sub1.4 million sub--yearlingsyearlings

North Lapwai Valley

500,000 sub-yearlings

SweetwaterSprings

Lukes Gulch 200,000 sub-yearlings

Cedar Flats200,000 sub-yearlings

Site1705 Central Facility

Fall Chinook Ponds

500,000 sub-

yearlings

BY 2007 Fall Chinook ProductionBY 2007 Fall Chinook Production

Current Production (11/13/07):~740,00 green eggs

Females Males Jacks TotalLower Granite Transfers 262 325 301 888Volunteers to Site 1705 48 63 1,748 1,859

Total Captured 310 388 2049 2,747

Females Males Jacks TotalVolunteers Spawned 31 36 0 67Lower Granite Spawned 155 158 14 327

Total Spawned 186 194 14 394

BY 2007 Fall Chinook ProductionBY 2007 Fall Chinook Production700,000 Sub-yearlings

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500,000 direct release into Clearwater River from Site 1705•

100,000 acclimated release

from Lukes Gulch into S. Fork Clearwater River •

100,000 acclimated release

from Cedar Flats into Selway River

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No release scheduled for North Lapwai Valley

Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery ComplexNez Perce Tribal Hatchery Complex BY 2007 Fall Chinook ProductionBY 2007 Fall Chinook Production

North Lapwai Valley

0 sub-yearlings

SweetwaterSprings

Lukes Gulch 100,000 sub-yearlings

Cedar Flats100,000 sub-yearlings

Site1705 Central Facility

Fall Chinook Ponds

500,000 sub-

yearlings

Research: Monitoring & EvaluationResearch: Monitoring & Evaluation

Adult Trapping Spawning Ground Surveys

CryopreservationFish Marking and Tagging Smolt Trapping

Harvest MonitoringHarvest MonitoringMonitor and Address

Anadromous Fish Harvest at Columbia River Zone 6 and Nez Perce Treaty of

1855 Area Rivers

Dip Netting at Rapid River

Columbia River Fall ChinookGaffing at Rapid River

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bonneville Power AdministrationBonneville Power AdministrationWashington Dept. of Fish and WildlifeWashington Dept. of Fish and WildlifeUS Fish and Wildlife ServiceUS Fish and Wildlife ServiceNez Perce TribeNez Perce Tribe

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