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The Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan (Coastal Plan) is being developed to understand and determine the fish management needs for the conservation of anadromous salmonids along much of the Oregon coast. The Coastal Plan will also be used to determine fish management actions relative to present and future fishing opportunities in this area.
The Coastal Plan will address the following Species Management Units (SMU): Chinook salmon (spring and fall populations), chum salmon, steelhead (summer and winter populations), and cutthroat trout. The area covered by the plan ranges from the Necanicum River in the north to Elk River in the south. A conservation assessment and plan for coho salmon have already been developed and adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (OFWC). Therefore, the Coastal Plan will not assess or address coho populations, although some coho information will be included for a complete “picture” of all anadromous salmonids.
In developing the plan, ODFW will use input from various stakeholders through an advisory process intended to determine the stakeholder’s preferred status for populations and the management actions that support these. An independent, scientific public opinion survey will also be conducted in order to assess whether stakeholder and/or ODFW preferred actions are consistent with those of the wider angling community and the general public. Once stakeholder input has been obtained and the opinion survey is complete, ODFW will prepare a full, written draft of the plan for public review. After the public review period, the draft plan will be presented to the OFWC for review and approval. OFWC approval is anticipated to occur in late summer of 2013.
In a related process, public proposals, submitted as part of the 2012 public process to develop statewide angling regulations (which will take effect in 2013), that addressed conservation or fishery management issues for species covered in the Coastal Plan received initial ODFW staff review. Those proposals which passed review were deferred into the Coastal Plan development process in order to assure that they did not conflict with the direction which will be established by this Coastal Plan. These deferred proposals will be considered and evaluated during the plan development process. Proposals that are consistent with the Coastal Plan will be presented to the OFWC for inclusion in angling regulations taking effect in 2014.
Species/Units covered
- Chinook salmon (Coastal SMU, spring and fall populations)
- Chum salmon (Coastal SMU)
- Steelhead (Coastal SMU, summer and winter populations)
- Cutthroat Trout (Coastal SMU)
Contact
Tom Stahl
Conservation and Recovery Assistant Program Manager
503-947-6219
Thomas.Stahl@state.or.us
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- Stakeholder Working Groups (charter, roster)
- Habitat Technical Work Group
- Public
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| Opinion Survey |
ODFW worked with the Oregon State University Survey Research Center to develop two questionnaires to gauge public opinion about fish management in the area covered by the Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan. The OSU Survey Research Center then carried out a public opinion survey by randomly selecting the addresses of individuals to receive one of the questionnaires, mailing out the questionnaires, following-up if needed, and collecting responses. The OSU Survey Research Center is currently in the process of analyzing the results and writing a final report.
The General Public Survey questionnaire was sent to 1,500 randomly selected residents of Western Oregon that did not buy a fishing license in 2012. The Angler Survey questionnaire was sent to 6,000 randomly selected anglers who live in Western Oregon and purchased a Combined Angling Tag (i.e., Salmon/Steelhead Tag) in 2012. In addition to the questionnaires, a Survey Map was provided to all of the randomly selected respondents. The map is referenced in both questionnaires and shows the area of the coast and major basins/populations covered by the Plan. The questionnaires were sent out in mid-January 2013 and the completed questionnaires were received and compiled through the end of March. A report summarizing the results of these two surveys will be posted when available.
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Focus: Mid-South Coast and Umpqua Stakeholder Orientation
Date: August 7, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: Douglas County Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg
Please park in the public parking lot just east across Fowler Street, do NOT park in the main parking lot in front of the library.
Materials: agenda, meeting materials, slides, meeting summary
Focus: Mid Coast and North Coast Stakeholder Orientation
Date: August 16, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: Eden Hall, 6645 Gleneden Beach Loop Road, Gleneden Beach, OR (right off Hwy 101: 5 miles south of Lincoln City, ½ mile south of Salishan Lodge)
Materials: agenda, meeting materials, slides, meeting summary
Focus: Mid-South Coast Stakeholder Working Group
Date: September 4-6, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM (9/4) to 12:00 PM (9/6)
Location: South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston
Materials: agenda, meeting materials, meeting summary
Focus: Umpqua Stakeholder Working Group
Date: September 17-19, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM (9/17) to 12:00 PM (9/19)
Location: ODFW Umpqua Watershed District/SW Region Office,
4192 N. Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg
Materials: agenda (see Mid-South Coast agenda), meeting materials, meeting summary
Focus: North Coast Stakeholder Working Group
Date: October 1-3, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM (10/1) to 12:00 PM (10/3)
Location:Officer’s Mess Hall,
Port of Tillamook Bay,
6825 Officer’s Row Road,
Tillamook (near Air Museum; from Hwy 101 take Long Prairie Road to Blimp Hangar Road) Materials: agenda (see Mid-South Coast agenda), meeting materials, meeting summary
Focus: Mid Coast Stakeholder Working Group
Date: October 15-17, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM (10/15) to 12:00 PM (10/17)
Location: Hallmark Resort, 744 SW Elizabeth, Newport
Materials: agenda (see Mid-South Coast agenda), meeting materials, meeting summary
Focus: Habitat Technical Work Group Meeting - South
Date: November 26, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: Douglas County Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg
Materials: agenda, meeting materials, slides
Focus: Habitat Technical Work Group Meeting - North
Date: November 27, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road, Newport
Materials: agenda, meeting materials, slides
Focus: present and take public comment on draft plan in multiple locations
Date: 2013
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Materials: agenda, meeting materials, slides, minutes
Focus: review and approval of draft plan, possibly over the course of several meetings
Date: 2013
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Materials: agenda, meeting materials, slides, minutes
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