This project provides a portion of the funding for program level planning, administration, data analysis supportand field crews for adult salmon and steelhead spawning surveys in western oregon

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), awarded a formula grant of $1,241,069 to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Salem Region Office, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports program-level planning, administration, data analysis, and field crew operations for adult salmon and steelhead spawning surveys across western Oregon. These spawning surveys are a core component of the Western Oregon Research and Monitoring Program, which generates essential biological and ecological data on wild salmon and steelhead populations, including assessment of adult and juvenile populations and their aquatic habitats.

The information collected through these spawning surveys directly informs harvest management decisions and provides critical health assessments of wild salmon and steelhead populations in the region. The Sport Fish Restoration program, financed through excise taxes on fishing equipment and related maritime products, supports state fish and wildlife agencies in restoring, conserving, managing, and enhancing sport fish populations while providing public access to aquatic recreational resources. Through this award, ODFW delivers monitoring and research services essential to sustaining viable sport fishery resources in western Oregon.

These spawning surveys areone part of the western oregon research and monitoring program, which provides information on wild salmon andsteelhead adults, juveniles, and their habitats. This information is used in harvest management and inassessments of the health of western oregon wild salmon and steelhead populations.