OAR 635-500-0410
Coho Salmon
(1)
The following operating principles apply to coho salmon in the Coos River basin:(a)
The Coos River Basin shall be managed for the production of naturally produced coho salmon with an option for a hatchery program consistent with provisions in OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon);(b)
The coho salmon stock approved for the Coos River system are Coos River stock only;(c)
Naturally produced stock shall be incorporated in hatchery broodstock and rearing programs every year.(2)
In accordance with these operating principles, it is the objective of the Department to:(a)
Recover the naturally produced coho population in the Coos River Basin consistent with the six measurable criteria for desired status contained in OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon);(b)
Recover the Coos River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow an in-basin fishery on naturally produced coho salmon consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).
Source:
Rule 635-500-0410 — Coho Salmon, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-500-0410
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