Long Range Plan for the Klamath River Basin
Conservation Area Fishery Restoration Program
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
FOREWARD
THE NEED FOR A LONG-RANGE FISHERY RESTORATION PLAN
PUBLIC LAW 99-552, THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN ACT
KLAMATH FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SB-2261 -- CALIFORNIA'S NEW ANADROMOUS FISHERIES PROGRAM
WHO USES THE ANADROMOUS FISH OF THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN?
PREPARING THE LONG-RANGE PLAN
HOW THIS PLAN WAS DEVELOPED
GOALS OF THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2 HABITAT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT
ISSUES
INTRODUCTION
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGY OF THIS CHAPTER
RELATION OF NATURAL SETTING TO HABITAT PROTECTION
LAND MANAGEMENT
TIMBER HARVESTING
MINING
AGRICULTURE
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER AND POWER PROJECTS
STREAM DIVERSIONS
CHAPTER 3: HABITAT RESTORATION
ISSUES
INTRODUCTION
HABITAT RESTORATION METHODS
CHOOSING APPROPRIATE FISHERIES RESTORATION STRATEGIES
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVIOUS HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS
MORE INFORMATION NEEDED ON BIOLOGICAL AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
THE FACTORS WHICH LIMIT FISH PRODUCTION IN THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
MONITORING AND ASSESSING PROJECT RESULTS
THE RESTORATION PROGRAM'S NATURAL ALLIES
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 4: FISH POPULATION PROTECTION
ISSUES
INTRODUCTION
STOCK IDENTIFICATION
FALL CHINOOK
SPRING CHINOOK
COHO SALMON
STEELHEAD
COASTAL CUTTHROAT TROUT
GREEN STURGEON
PACIFIC LAMPREY
AMERICAN SHAD
EULACHON
POPULATION TRENDS OF ANADROMOUS FISHES
A MATTER OF URGENCY: PRIORITIES FOR STOCK RECOVERY
ROLE OF THE KLAMATH COUNCIL IN PROTECTING GENETIC DIVERSITY
THE CHALLENGE OF CONSERVING MIXED STOCK FISHERIES
INDIAN FISHERIES ALSO INVOLVE MIXED STOCK HARVESTS
RIVER SPORTFISHING: QUOTAS, REGULATIONS, POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
THE IMPACTS OF POACHING ON DEPRESSED FISH STOCKS
DO HIGH SEAS DRIFTNETS TAKE KLAMATH RIVER FISH?
THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL PREDATION ON KLAMATH STOCKS
INFORMATION NEEDED FOR IDENTIFYING, MONITORING KLAMATH STOCKS
MONITORING CHINOOK SALMON STOCK GROUPS
MONITORING THE OTHER FISH GROUPS
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 5: FISH POPULATION RESTORATION
ISSUES
HISTORY
LARGE SCALE ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION
SIDE EFFECTS OF LARGE SCALE HATCHERY PROGRAMS
SMALL SCALE ARTIFICIAL REARING PROJECTS
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS FROM HATCHBOX AND POND REARING PROGRAMS
FISH RESCUE
HOW MUCH GENETIC DIVERSITY IS NEEDED?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 6: EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
ISSUES
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE
APPROACH
EDUCATION COMPONENT
COMMUNICATION COMPONENT
COMMUNICATION WITH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 7: PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
ISSUES
TASK FORCE OPERATIONS
STAFFING
FUNDING
INFORMATION SHARING
AGENCY AND TRIBAL JURISDICTIONS
COORDINATION
PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS
CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION
OVERALL
STEP-DOWN STRUCTURE
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A: (Not included in KRIS)
APPENDIX B: Evaluation of Prior Klamath River Basin Fish Restoration Projects
APPENDIX C: A Financial Feasibility Envelope for Klamath Basin Planning
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KRIS Klamath Resource Information System