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Outdoors Briefs: Coquille Indian Tribe preparing to release 50,000 Chinook salmon into Coos Bay
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Saturday, June 14, 2008 | No comments posted.
On June 10 the Coquille Indian Tribe, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Coos County Salmon Trout Enhancement Program, released 50,000 Chinook salmon pre-smolts into the Fourth Creek Reservoir on the tribe’s Empire Reservation.
The salmon will stay there and acclimate for the next two weeks before being released into Coos Bay. The project is part of an effort by the Coquille Indians, ODFW and STEP to restore historic populations of fish to the South Coast region.
The Coquille Tribal/Coos River STEP fall Chinook project is designed to assess the potential for future releases on tribal lands. In a press release, the Coquille Indian Tribe said it is “dedicated to restoring salmon populations and promoting fisheries” within their homelands.
The Tribe hopes to increase its capacity to handle more than 200,000 pre-smolts over the next several years to replace the loss in production due to the closure of the Daniels Creek STEP facility on the Coos River last year.
Groups win grants for boating safety projects
The U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 51, Coos Bay, has won a $7,792 grant for the 2007-2008 year through the Oregon State Marine Board’s new “Let’s Go Boating” assistance program. The Coast Guard’s project includes the purchasing of a customized cargo trailer for traveling to various boating and water safety venues within Coos County.
In addition, the Joe Merchep Umpqua River Foundation was awarded $7,500 to install and maintain a life jacket loaner kiosk at Diamond Lake, as well as similar facilities at Galesville Reservoir, and the River Forks and Ben Irving reservoirs for the 2008-2009 year. The Foundation plans to provide loaner life jackets to kids during various area fishing derbies as well.
The awards were part of six total boating safety projects approved by The Oregon State Marine Board around the state for the “Let’s Go Boating” program.
Through the program, in its first year, non-profit groups can apply for assistance if they provide a new, unique or innovative program that promotes safe boating and increases youth involvement in recreational boating. Assistance varies depending on the scope of the project and the funds available in the program. The Marine Board can award up to $25,000 per year.
Comment open on black-tailed deer plan
ODFW is accepting public comment on its draft Black-Tailed Deer Management Plan, the first ever comprehensive management plan for this animal in Oregon.
Black-tailed deer are one of the most popular animals to hunt in Oregon. In 2004, the black-tailed deer population estimate for Oregon was 320,000.
Under the draft plan, ODFW proposes to develop improved population estimates for black-tailed deer.
Another goal of the draft plan is to increase understanding of black-tailed deer habitat among land managers and recommend actions on how to improve habitat to public and private land managers. ODFW suspects that the statewide black-tailed deer population has declined since the mid-1980s.
Comments can be made either by e-mailing them to ODFW at ODFW.Comments@state.or.us, mail at ODFW Wildlife Division, 3406 Cherry Ave. NE, Salem, OR 97303 or fax at (503) 947-6330. ODFW needs public comments by July 20 to incorporate them into the information packet seen by Fish and Wildlife Commissioners.
More information is available by contacting Pete Test at (503) 947-6319.
Rogue spring Chinook season postponed
In order to protect wild spring Chinook salmon populations, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced May 29 it will be pushing back the Rogue River wild spring Chinook season, which was expected to have started June 1.
The change is in response to low Chinook returns.
“The early return is really low. I guess we were hoping we’d be seeing better returns by this time of the year,” said ODFW District Fish Biologist Todd Confer.
From the mouth of the Rogue at Gold Beach to Elephant Rock, three river miles up, the wild Chinook season is closed through July 11; only adipose fin-clipped Chinook can be harvested there. From Elephant Rock to the Cole Rivers Hatchery, the ban is extended to July 31.
The salmon will stay there and acclimate for the next two weeks before being released into Coos Bay. The project is part of an effort by the Coquille Indians, ODFW and STEP to restore historic populations of fish to the South Coast region.
The Coquille Tribal/Coos River STEP fall Chinook project is designed to assess the potential for future releases on tribal lands. In a press release, the Coquille Indian Tribe said it is “dedicated to restoring salmon populations and promoting fisheries” within their homelands.
The Tribe hopes to increase its capacity to handle more than 200,000 pre-smolts over the next several years to replace the loss in production due to the closure of the Daniels Creek STEP facility on the Coos River last year.
Groups win grants for boating safety projects
The U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 51, Coos Bay, has won a $7,792 grant for the 2007-2008 year through the Oregon State Marine Board’s new “Let’s Go Boating” assistance program. The Coast Guard’s project includes the purchasing of a customized cargo trailer for traveling to various boating and water safety venues within Coos County.
In addition, the Joe Merchep Umpqua River Foundation was awarded $7,500 to install and maintain a life jacket loaner kiosk at Diamond Lake, as well as similar facilities at Galesville Reservoir, and the River Forks and Ben Irving reservoirs for the 2008-2009 year. The Foundation plans to provide loaner life jackets to kids during various area fishing derbies as well.
The awards were part of six total boating safety projects approved by The Oregon State Marine Board around the state for the “Let’s Go Boating” program.
Through the program, in its first year, non-profit groups can apply for assistance if they provide a new, unique or innovative program that promotes safe boating and increases youth involvement in recreational boating. Assistance varies depending on the scope of the project and the funds available in the program. The Marine Board can award up to $25,000 per year.
Comment open on black-tailed deer plan
ODFW is accepting public comment on its draft Black-Tailed Deer Management Plan, the first ever comprehensive management plan for this animal in Oregon.
Black-tailed deer are one of the most popular animals to hunt in Oregon. In 2004, the black-tailed deer population estimate for Oregon was 320,000.
Under the draft plan, ODFW proposes to develop improved population estimates for black-tailed deer.
Another goal of the draft plan is to increase understanding of black-tailed deer habitat among land managers and recommend actions on how to improve habitat to public and private land managers. ODFW suspects that the statewide black-tailed deer population has declined since the mid-1980s.
Comments can be made either by e-mailing them to ODFW at ODFW.Comments@state.or.us, mail at ODFW Wildlife Division, 3406 Cherry Ave. NE, Salem, OR 97303 or fax at (503) 947-6330. ODFW needs public comments by July 20 to incorporate them into the information packet seen by Fish and Wildlife Commissioners.
More information is available by contacting Pete Test at (503) 947-6319.
Rogue spring Chinook season postponed
In order to protect wild spring Chinook salmon populations, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced May 29 it will be pushing back the Rogue River wild spring Chinook season, which was expected to have started June 1.
The change is in response to low Chinook returns.
“The early return is really low. I guess we were hoping we’d be seeing better returns by this time of the year,” said ODFW District Fish Biologist Todd Confer.
From the mouth of the Rogue at Gold Beach to Elephant Rock, three river miles up, the wild Chinook season is closed through July 11; only adipose fin-clipped Chinook can be harvested there. From Elephant Rock to the Cole Rivers Hatchery, the ban is extended to July 31.
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