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Local hatchery report: grant denial, filtration needs, telemetry trial and controversy over egg culling
Summary
A commission staff member reported that a grant application was declined, described a filtration need at the county egg hatchery, summarized a transmitter trial in which 49 of 50 tagged yearlings reached a downstream receiver, and raised concerns about California Department of Fish and Wildlife culling and tribal distribution practices
A staff member who manages hatchery work (identified in the meeting as "Joe") reported to the Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission that the commission’s recent grant proposal was declined and that the hatchery faces operational challenges including turbid intake water that may require a filtration system.
"We actually got the letter from department stating that our, grant proposal has been declined," the staff member said, describing the notification and confusion about who authored and signed the letter. He said the hatchery will resubmit an application.
On operations and production, the staff member said the facility hatched eggs from three staggered batches and reported a high hatch success rate: "all the eggs are hatched. We had a very high success rate probably around 90 fifth 95, 96…
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