Pacific salmon treaty FY22 program in support of the below projects: 1) northern oregon coast aggregate abundance and escapement indicator estimates: nehalem, nestucca and siletz rivers 2) oregon…

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $1,957,065 project grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The funding supports six projects related to Pacific salmon stock assessment and recovery efforts required under the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Projects include estimating salmon escapement in various Oregon rivers, analyzing age composition of fall-run Chinook salmon stocks, operating a coded wire tag program to study fishery impacts, and developing an age database for Chinook salmon. The grant period is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The Pacific Salmon Treaty Program assists states in fulfilling responsibilities under the treaty through projects focused on salmon recovery and administration.

Pacific salmon treaty FY22 program in support of the below projects: 1) northern oregon coast aggregate abundance and escapement indicator estimates: nehalem, nestucca and siletz rivers 2) oregon coded wire tag sampling of lower columbia and willamette rivers recreational and lower columbia river commercial fisheries 3) estimating of spawning escapement in the south umpqua river basin 4) northern oregon coast escapement indicator harvest estimates: siuslaw, siletz and nehalem rivers 5) fall-run chinook salmon scale age composition analysis for oregon coastal stocks 6) age database for chinook salmon