OAR 635-007-0544
Operating Principles for Hatchery Management

(1)

Hatchery management and reform will generally proceed from the following hatchery premise: The ideal hatchery removes as many random mortality effects as possible without having any other influence on the natural life or experience of native fish and their habitats. The hatchery premise has five main components that managers shall strive to incorporate into hatchery programs:

(a)

Removing random mortality occurring in the natural environment;

(b)

Simulating selective mortality operating in the natural environment;

(c)

Minimizing artificial selection;

(d)

Providing fish rearing and training experiences to reduce unnatural behaviors; and

(e)

Minimizing ecological impacts associated with hatchery operations (e.g., competition and predation associated with release location and number, pathogen transfer and amplification, pollutants, passage barriers, overharvest of weak stocks in mixed stock fisheries).

(2)

Success moving toward the premise in subsection (1) will be largely dependent on funding, research, program type, and facility or operating flexibility.

(3)

Hatchery program management plans shall be developed and implemented in consultation and cooperation with management partners and the public, and in coordination with native fish conservation policy plans at local and regional scales.

(4)

Hatchery programs shall be managed to provide optimum fishery and conservation benefits, based on the best available scientific information. Most programs will contribute toward fish management objectives primarily by raising fish for harvest while minimizing the impact on, or benefiting, fish that spawn naturally.

(5)

Hatchery facilities shall be operated to maximize fish quality and minimize adverse impacts to watersheds, consistent with fish management objectives, applicable permits and agreements.

(6)

Monitoring and evaluation shall be adequate to measure progress toward fish management and hatchery program objectives, contain risks within acceptable limits, and provide feedback for adaptive management.

Source: Rule 635-007-0544 — Operating Principles for Hatchery Management, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-007-0544.

635‑007‑0501
Definitions 635‑007‑0502
Purpose of the Native Fish Conservation Policy 635‑007‑0503
Native Fish Conservation Policy Goals 635‑007‑0504
Key Elements of Native Fish Conservation Policy 635‑007‑0505
Implementing the Native Fish Conservation Policy 635‑007‑0506
Education and Training 635‑007‑0507
Interim Criteria 635‑007‑0509
Implementation of Interim Criteria 635‑007‑0530
Sale of Salmon and Trout and Their Eggs 635‑007‑0535
Releasing Resident Fish in Private Waters 635‑007‑0542
Purpose of the Hatchery Management Policy 635‑007‑0543
Hatchery Management Policy Goals 635‑007‑0544
Operating Principles for Hatchery Management 635‑007‑0545
Hatchery Program Management Plans 635‑007‑0547
Fish Hatchery Record Keeping 635‑007‑0548
Training of Fish Hatchery Personnel 635‑007‑0595
Transgenic Fish 635‑007‑0600
Permit Required to Transport, Hold, or Release Fish 635‑007‑0605
Fish Transport Permit Application 635‑007‑0610
Shipping Requirements 635‑007‑0615
Unlawful Import and Release 635‑007‑0620
Transport Release of Mosquito Fish (Gambusia sp.) 635‑007‑0625
Revocation of Fish Transport Permit 635‑007‑0650
Fish Propagation License Required 635‑007‑0655
Fish Propagation License Application Process 635‑007‑0660
Duties of Fish Propagation Licensees 635‑007‑0665
Purchase of Fish from Fish Propagation Licensee 635‑007‑0670
Revocation of Fish Propagation License 635‑007‑0680
Relation Between Fish Propagation License and Private Salmon Hatchery Permit 635‑007‑0700
Purpose, Policy and Definition 635‑007‑0705
Obtaining Sturgeon and Eggs for Propagation 635‑007‑0710
Special Permit Rules to Collect Male and Oversize Female Sturgeon 635‑007‑0720
Possession of Sturgeon for Spawning and Propagation 635‑007‑0725
Sturgeon Propagation Permit Required 635‑007‑0730
Permit Application Process 635‑007‑0735
Duties of Sturgeon Propagation Permittees 635‑007‑0740
Purchase of Sturgeon from Sturgeon Propagation Permittee 635‑007‑0745
Revocation of Sturgeon Propagation Permit 635‑007‑0820
Salmon Production Programs 635‑007‑0900
Scientific Taking Permit Required 635‑007‑0910
Scientific Taking Permit Application — Fish 635‑007‑0920
Report Requirement 635‑007‑0930
Transport Authority 635‑007‑0940
Nongame Fish Protected 635‑007‑0950
Revocation of Permit 635‑007‑0960
Purpose 635‑007‑0965
Fish Health Management Policy 635‑007‑0970
Fish Disease and Pathogen Categories 635‑007‑0975
Import, Export or Transfer of Pathogens and Diseases 635‑007‑0980
Additional Reference Material for Fish Disease Management 635‑007‑0985
Inspection and Detection of Disease Agents at the Department’s Facilities 635‑007‑0990
Inspection and Detection of Disease Agents at Non-Department Facilities 635‑007‑0995
Containment and Treatment of Fish Disease Agents 635‑007‑1000
Carcasses for Stream Enrichment
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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