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For management of coho and Chinook, State and Tribal co-managers divides the 

 Basin into two river systems, the Humptulips and the Chehalis, but manages 

 chum in the Basin as a single entity because of the difficulty of assigning 

 chum catch and escapement to a particular river system. 



Habitat Management 



WDF divides the Basin into four habitat management regions, each with its own 

 Habitat Manager, whose primary duty is to inspect projects for which 

 Washington State Hydraulic Permits are required, and ensure that fish habitat 

 is not compromised. Habitat managers may also represent the agency in 

 watershed planning forums and local habitat improvement projects. 



Saleon Culture 



The Salmon Culture Division in Olympia coordinates WDF hatchery programs 

 statewide, and determines the number of fish reared annually and Bite of 

 release. The Division also provides eggs and fry to cooperative rearing 

 projects. WDF Chehalis Basin hatchery facilities are the Simpson Hatchery on 

 the East Fork Satsop and the Humptulips Hatchery. WDF also shares in certain 

 operations of the Mayr Brothers Hatchery on the Wishkah. In addition, WDF 

 owns and manages rearing ponds at the Skookumchuck Dam. 



Research and Planning 



The Research and Planning Division monitors salmon smolt production from 

 several tributaries of the Basin, and counts all upstream and downstream 

 migrants on Bingham Creek. The Division also coordinated the 1987-1990 smolt 

 survival study (Schroder and Fresh 1992). This division is also responsible 

 for completing three planning processes. In 1985, WDF began developing CRPHP 

 process to guide fishery restoration and land use in Washington watersheds 

 (Anonymous 1986). These Plans formalize agreement among all fishery 

 restoration and management agencies and tribes. They state management goals 

 and criteria and list the principal habitat problems. 



The second is the Sport Fishery Enhancement Plan (WDF 1989a), a statewide 

 effort to maximize spo r t fishing opportunities and thus increase economic 

 contribution to Washington. For the Chehalis Basin, the Plan recommends that 

 Humptulips fall Chinook production increase from 500,000 smolts to 1 million. 



The third is the recent Salmon 2000 Report (Appleby et ad. 1992) which calls 

 for integrated planning of enhancement projects, a recognition of the 

 importance of wild stocks, and management of fish culture with ecological and 

 genetic criteria. 



