Fish health certification procedures are followed prior to release of hatchery smolts (see section 10.9). SECTION 11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 11.1) Monitoring and evaluation of presented in Section 1.10 “Performance Indicators” 11.1.1) Describe plans and methods proposed to collect data necessary to respond to each identified for the program. “Performance Indicator” Table 28 provides the same information as Table 4, but also includes potential strategies (methods) that would be needed to determine whether the performance standards are being achieved. Actual standards and methods used will be agreed to during the WHMT process. Table 28. Objectives, performance indicators and standards with high-level suggested strategies (or methods) to collect information needed to determine whether the performance standards are being met Performance Standard Objective Performance Indicators (Benchmark) Strategies (Methods) Enough to release Record numbers and Broodstock numbers agreed to amount of report juveniles Manage broodstock to meet Agreed to in WHMT Estimate numbers, Number of fish released mitigation production process report requirements Percentage of fish released Agreed to number Simple ratio, report Percentage of broodstock As close to 100% as Record pre-spawning used possible mortality Only use Number of unclipped summer 0 fish in Ensure all adult hatchery steelhead in sample returns can be distinguished broodstock from naturally produced fish Percentage of unclipped Ensure quality of ≤ 1% summer steelhead marking program Number of hatchery juvenile < 2,853 (0.5% of See research (Section fish that do not migrate after release) 12) release Number of hatchery fish that < 2,853 (0.5% of See research (Section are sexually mature at release release) 12) Release hatchery fish that are Assist in determining Hormone sampling NA ready to migrate sexual maturity of males at release See research (Section Residualism rates < 0.5% of release 12) See research (Section Precocial rates < 0.5% of release 12) Number of juveniles leaving See research (Section > 99% system 12) Liberal bag limits, Determine the extent of Remove excess (to natural production of summer Number of hatchery fish on As close to 0 as harvest and steelhead spawning grounds possible broodstock needs) where infrastructure allows.
Fish health certification procedures are followed prior to release of hatchery smolts (see section 10.9). SECTION 11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 11.1) Monitoring and evaluation of “Performance Indicators” presented in Section 1.10 11.1.1) Describe plans and methods proposed to collect data necessary to respond to each “Performance Indicator” identified for the program. Table 28 provides the same information as Table 4, but also includes potential strategies (methods) that would be needed to determine whether the performance standards are being achieved. Actual standards and methods used will be agreed to during the WHMT process. Table 28. Objectives, performance indicators and standards with high-level suggested strategies (or methods) to collect information needed to determine whether the performance standards are being met Objective Performance Indicators Performance Standard (Benchmark) Strategies (Methods) Manage broodstock to meet mitigation production requirements Broodstock numbers Enough to release agreed to amount of juveniles Record numbers and report Number of fish released Agreed to in WHMT process Estimate numbers, report Percentage of fish released Agreed to number Simple ratio, report Percentage of broodstock used As close to 100% as possible Record pre-spawning mortality Ensure all adult hatchery returns can be distinguished from naturally produced fish Number of unclipped summer steelhead in sample 0 Only use fish in broodstock Percentage of unclipped summer steelhead ≤ 1% Ensure quality of marking program Release hatchery fish that are ready to migrate Number of hatchery juvenile fish that do not migrate after release < 2,853 (0.5% of release) See research (Section 12) Number of hatchery fish that are sexually mature at release < 2,853 (0.5% of release) See research (Section 12) Hormone sampling NA Assist in determining sexual maturity of males at release Residualism rates < 0.5% of release See research (Section 12) Precocial rates < 0.5% of release See research (Section 12) Determine the extent of natural production of summer steelhead Number of juveniles leaving system > 99% See research (Section 12) Number of hatchery fish on spawning grounds As close to 0 as possible Liberal bag limits, Remove excess (to harvest and broodstock needs) where infrastructure allows.