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Dungeness salmon forecasts up for some species; tribe restarts broodstock program, managers warn mixed pressures
Summary
Jamestown S'Klallam fisheries staff briefed the Dungeness River Management Team on recent salmon returns, hatchery broodstock efforts, and how forecasts drive harvest management. Presenters said Chinook and pink returns have improved in recent years but low flows and mixed harvest outside local waters remain risks to recovery.
Jamestown S'Klallam fisheries staff told the Dungeness River Management Team that recent adult returns and monitoring show mixed trends across species, with some improved returns but persistent risks from low flows, temperature and harvest outside local waters.
Aaron Brooks, program manager for the tribe's fisheries program, said the tribe restarted a Chinook broodstock program four years ago to increase the number of adults on spawning grounds. “The broodstock program is a 10 year program,” Brooks said, and added the tribe set a new total release goal of 600,000 juvenile coho this year: “So we've got 200,000 supplementation plus an additional 400,000 broodstock” in that release goal.
Brooks reviewed how preseason forecasts and management models steer fisheries decisions. He described the…
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