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some 60 wild salmon spawned in the middle of the hatchery 

 site. 



A similar program is underway with wild Chinook on the 

 Dungeness River in Washington state. 



2. WISHKAH RIVER/WYNOOCHEE RIVER WILD SALMON RESTORATION 



This project experiments with supplementat ion--capturing 

 wild adult salmon and taking their eggs into a hatchery to 

 increase survival. The Wishkah River water shed is almost 

 all logged off. This summer, the last remaining timber 

 around the LLTK facility will be clear cut. Instead of 

 pulling out, LLTK is working with the company doing the 

 logging to build a new series of ponds for wild-fish 

 restoration. These ponds will be for spawning and over- 

 wintering wild fish. LLTK will make the Wishkah an example 

 of how to bring back wild fish and their habitat in a logged 

 area. The first Chinook that were tagged and released--in 

 June 1988--returned this fall as four-year old fish 

 (weighing in the mid-20-pound range) to spawn naturally in 

 the Wishkah River. We know this because we captured several 

 of the tagged fish in our brood stocking program, and 

 observed many more spawning. This clearly indicates 

 supplementation is working. 



In addition, we had the highest returns yet of wild 

 Wynoochee River Chinook offspring to our joint program with 

 Washington Department of Wildlife at Lake Aberdeen. The 

 Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force has also had great 

 success with it's wild Coho and Chinook supplementation 

 program in the Satsop River. 



When the minimum escapement goals for naturally spawning 

 fish is these rivers are met three years in a row, LLTK will 

 cease using the hatcheries to supplement wild fish. 



LLTK is also working with timber company gravel pits on the 

 area rivers to demonstrate they can be restored as valuable 

 natural spawning and rearing habitat for wild fish. We've 

 also dug new ponds in small watersheds that fill up in 

 winter flows and provide over-wintering habitat for 

 thousands of juvenile wild fish. 



3. ORCAS ISLAND GLENWOOD SPRINGS SALMON RESTORATION PROJECT 



LLTK has recently taken over a privately owned hatchery on 

 Orcas Island in Washington state's San Juan county. This 

 facility has operated as one of the most productive, cost- 

 effective fish-rearing facilities in the state. State 

 budget cuts eliminated the funding for this project. LLTK 

 will assure funding through a cooperative effort with the 



