OAR 635-500-0010. Steelhead Management Policy

These rules are established to guide management and conservation of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Oregon. It is the policy of the State of Oregon that steelhead be managed as a game fish. This management plan fulfills OAR 635-007-0515 which states resources of the state shall be managed according to management plans. Additional guidance is provided by Fish Management Goals (635-007-0510), Natural Production Policy (635-007-0521 through 635-007-0524), Wild Fish Management Policy (635-007-0525 through 635-007-0535), Wild Fish Gene Resource Conservation Policy (635-007-0536 through 635-007-0538) and Hatchery Fish Gene Resource Management Policy (635-007-0540 through 635-007-0541).