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House passes bill to expand incubator (STEP) Chinook programs in Coos County with ODFW oversight

3556432 · May 27, 2025
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The House passed Senate Bill 221 to expand and regulate Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program incubator (hatch box) projects in Coos County, requiring ODFW compliance, egg caps and reporting of returns.

The Oregon House on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 221, which supports Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) incubation (hatch box) nurseries in Coos County and requires those programs to operate under Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) policy.

Representative McDonald, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the Coquille fall Chinook population has declined…

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