Fall chinook advisory committee meets in Brookings

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists and advisory committee members meet Monday, Nov. 1 in Brookings to discuss a conservation plan for Rogue SMU fall chinook. The group meets at the Chetco Public Library, 405 Alder Street, from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The public has time to comment at the end of the meeting.

Committee members will review and discuss draft management alternatives, including ODFW’s preference, for the coastal populations of fall chinook. If time permits, the committee will begin a review of draft alternatives for populations of fall chinook in the Rogue River Basin.

The conservation plan is for native fall chinook salmon in Oregon streams between Euchre Creek and the California border and the Rogue River Basin. The final plan sets goals for the future condition of these fish, formally called the desired status criteria. It also sets conservation status criteria – the minimum acceptable conditions for the fish. Finally, it describes how to reach these goals.