Originally Posted By: Smalma
Irishrogue -
You can find the production levels for various hatcheries at -

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hat/hgmp/

Click on Puget Sound; go to steelhead and scroll down to Tokul Creek. There I found the production goal is/was 205,000 smolts.

Todd -
It is my understanding (confimred with a discussion with regional staff) that the proposal discussed in the news release calls for the ending of steelhead production at Tokul Creek with the reduced production being shifted to another state facility. That would have to be the Wallace hatchery. That production would then be released in the Skykomish portion of the basin. This would allow the establishment of the Snoqualmie as wild steelhead "gene bank" or what the HSRG referred to as wild steelhead management zone - not planted with hatchery steelhead.

Also heard that less drastic actions were (and still are being?) discussed.

So far it has been difficult to get a clear understanding (and the news release did not help much) what is being proposed. Hopefully things will be clarified at the meetings.

Tight lines
Curt


Bringing this back to the top, but as I think about it….how does moving production from one facility not effect another wild stock somewhere else? Isn’t that just the WDFW “spin cycle” at work again. I bet this is like the Elochoman closure and they just won’t admit that they don’t have money to maintain the facility which they have let fall apart to make sure the big wigs in Oly get their annual salaries!